Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2021

A Hendersonville, North Carolina three-year old found a loaded gun on Christmas day and shot herself.  She was airlifted to the hospital where she initially was undergoing treatment. A later news story reported that the girl, Aylee Gordon, died at the hospital.  Her father, a retired sheriff’s captain, told police that Aylee had found the …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri Ongoing Investigation Texas

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021

On the day of Christmas Eve, a two-year and a five-years old were victims of gun accidents. The two-year old killed himself and the five-year old was injured. In Independence, Missouri, the two-year old was handling a gun when it fired. The child was pronounced dead several hours later.  Police were initially told that there …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Texas

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021

In North Hollywood, California, Valentina Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year old girl who was shopping for a quinceañera dress, was accidentally shot and killed in a department store dressing room when a bullet passed through a wall during a police action at the store. She died at the scene. Los Angeles police were shooting at an assault …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana No Charges Filed

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Lehemiah Simon, age 7, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, was accidentally shot in the head and killed by a 15-year old cousin today.  He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to the hospital. “Full of hugs. Full of Love. Just as humble as he could be for a seven-year-old,” remembered Minister Carnell Wiles who is Lehemiah’s grandfather.  …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Oklahoma South Carolina Virginia

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021

There were at least four incidents of accidental gun violence today.  Two of the incidents involved guns firing when they were dropped, a common gun defect.  The other two incidents were accidental shooting in vehicles, which often occur because people attempt to store guns that they are carrying before entering a store or another public …

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Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021

           A teenager was killed and a young man was seriously injured today by rounds fired from guns that were believed to be unloaded.   As always, this raises the question of why guns are manufactured without prominent loaded chamber indicators. Although safety protocols should always include checking the chamber for a  live rounds, many gun users …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Michigan No Charges Filed

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021

A 12-year-old Michigan boy was seriously injured Monday when he was accidentally shot by his 17-year old brother after  being mistaken for a deer.  Sheriff’s deputies said the older boy was hunting from a tree stand when his younger brother came into the woods to call him to dinner.  The 12-year old is in serious …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Nebraska Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021

In Columbus, Nebraska, two people were injured when a dog in a pick-up truck discharged a shotgun that had been left unattended in the back seat.  The shotgun had previously jammed, according to authorities.  Two people were struck as they exited a nearby business. Another vehicle was also damaged. In Oakwood, Georgia, a teenager accidentally …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Virginia

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021

In Atlanta, Georgia, a one-year old who was left alone with her pre-school age brother and a loaded gun was accidentally shot.  She is in critical condition at the hospital. A police lieutenant said though it was “a tragic accident,” charges could be filed. “Please put guns away. This is now the second time in …

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California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alexander Alvarado, a 12-year old boy, and a 12-year old girl were shot today when men opened fire on a parked car near a Los Angeles, California elementary school. Alvarado later died at the hospital.  The 12-year old girl, who was participating in the afterschool program, was wounded.   “She was in the schoolyard just playing. …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Ongoing Investigation Texas

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021

From a Facebook post made by the sheriff’s office in Nagadoches County, Texas, we learn today that two young boys were playing in a bedroom with a .380 semi-automatic pistol that had been left unattended.  The boys, one ten and the other 13, had been shooting earlier in the day under adult supervision.  When the boys …

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Adult Death Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Kentucky Texas

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021

At least two fatal gun accidents occurred today.  In Pineville, Kentucky, Kyle Garrett, a 23-year old 911 dispatcher was accidentally shot and killed while trading guns with another dispatcher.  The two men were best friends and cousins who frequently traded guns. According to local authorities, there were protocols in place to prevent non-sworn employees, including …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Ongoing Investigation Virginia

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A Covington, Virginia three-year old found a gun in his home and shot himself to death.  His grandfather acknowledged that the gun was his, but told police it was hidden under some clothes. The boy died at the hospital after being airlifted to a trauma center. According to the news report investigators are “searching for …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Pennsylvania Texas

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021

A sixth grader and a 71-year old were killed today in separate hunting accidents.  Both were shot by relatives. Daisy Grace Lynn George, age 11, was shot by her father in Hallsville, Texas while he was hunting with a high-powered rifle.  Rescuers arrived on the scene, but rescue helicopters were grounded due to poor weather.  …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A ten-year old innocent bystander was one of three people injured when gang-related gun violence broke out on the day after Thanksgiving at a crowded Durham, North Carolina mall.  His injuries are not considered life threatening.  The shooting led to a mass evacuation, but no suspects were arrested.  The shooting was one of two triple …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Minnesota Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Three children were killed in unintended gun violence on Thanksgiving Day. In Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a group of kids were making a social media video with a gun on Thanksgiving Day, when one of them accidentally pulled the trigger.  A five-year old was shot and killed and a 13-year old has been taken into custody.  …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Eric Perez, a 10-year old in Shelbyville, Kentucky, died today in a shooting that appears to authorities to have been accidental.  “He was just a fun and energetic little boy — he did his own little thing, that’s why it’s so shocking,” said a neighbor.  A police spokesperson added, “[t]hat’s hard especially with the holidays …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Missouri Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021

In St. Louis, Missouri, a two-year old accidentally shot his father in the back with a rifle.  The unidentified man, who was in his 20s, died at the scene.   No further information is available. A Corry, Pennsylvania man, 64-year old Gary Hunt, was shot and killed while hunting bear with a friend.  According to an …

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Adult Injury Illinois No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Wisconsin

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Police reported accidental shootings today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, two American cities already notably suffering from the ongoing pandemic of gun violence. In Milwaukee, a 69-year old woman was struck by a random round fired outside her home.  Her suffered serious injuries, but is in stable condition at the hospital according to a …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) New Hampshire New Jersey Ongoing Investigation

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the second day in a row, a law enforcement officer was shot in a training accident. A correction officer requalifying on her weapon at a training facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey was reportedly struck in the buttocks when her weapon misfired. Her name was not released and she is expected to be OK. …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Massachusetts Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a two-year old boy found a gun next to a bed in his home and shot himself in the stomach.  The bullet exited through the boy’s back.  The boy’s parents drove him to hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. “Yet another one of our precious children has suffered a critical …

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Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Kayden Jones, age 8, of Atlanta, Georgia was accidentally shot and killed at his home.  Family and friends released red and blue balloons on Sunday at a vigil in his honor. “We’ve been crying all night, all morning,” a neighbor said. “How can you constantly keep trying to explain and get another seven or eight-year-old …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Kentucky Minnesota No Charges Filed North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Three common types of gun accidents were illustrated on Friday. In Meeker County, Minnesota, Mike Hendrickson, a hunter, unintentionally fired a gun into his thigh while climbing a tree stand. He was airlifted to the hospital after a tourniquet was applied at the scene of the accident. “His first surgery revealed significant loss of tissue, …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Illinois Missouri Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There were accidental shooting deaths today in Beaumont, Texas, where  an 18-year old boy died at home and in Kansas City, Missouri, where a woman died on the street.  Few details were reported. And in Clark County, Illinois, a child accidentally shot their father while the two were walking in the woods. Sheriff’s deputies called …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2021

 Three children were injured today in two separate gun accidents. A nine-year old in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was injured when a  gun accidentally discharged.  According to the report, a group of children were playing with the gun in an apartment when it discharged and struck the child in the hip.  The report does not provide …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Iowa Juvenile Arrested Ongoing Investigation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In an illustration of how even an accidental shooting can lead to a vicious cycle of violence, four people in Des Moines, Iowa were injured when gunfire erupted at a vigil for an accidental shooting victim. The original accident occurred on March 6, 2021, when Thomas Ivy accidently shot and killed 16-year old Elijah Brown-Townsend …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Texas

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In Granite Quarry, North Carolina, a middle school student shot and killed himself when he “mishandled a gun” that he thought was unloaded. At this time, the family has asked for privacy and we ask for everyone to keep the family in thoughts and prayers,” the local police chief said. “We have no further releasable …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Colorado Juvenile Arrested Oklahoma

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021

Two teenagers were accidentally shot in gun accidents on Halloween.  One has died and the other is hospitalized. A Denver, Colorado teenager is in custody after another juvenile was shot and killed in a gun accident at a local home.  A 17-year old is in custody and is being investigated for manslaughter.  The police have …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021

A three-year old in Columbia, South Carolina shot and killed herself today.  No other details are available.  Authorities have not said how the child got the gun.  Nor do they question why there are no laws or regulations that would prevent gun designs that make it simple for a toddler to pull a trigger. Source: …

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Adult Death Ongoing Investigation Vermont

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021

Dawson McGrath, an Addison, Vermont man died today of a “non-suspicious gunshot.”  Police are continuing to investigate, but they have preliminarily concluded that McGrath’s gunshot wound was accidental and self-inflicted. He was transferred by helicopter to Vermont Medical Center and was originally listed in critical condition, but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Ohio Tennessee

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021

In Bradley County, Tennessee, a two-year old child found a loaded gun at home, shot themself in the chest, and was later pronounced dead at the local hospital.  “A preliminary investigation discovered that the firearm had been left unsecured and the child was able to have access to the weapon.” The child’s father, Matthew Jenkins, …

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Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Indiana Ongoing Investigation Texas

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021

15-year old Kamm VanGilder of Jeffersonville, Indiana was riding with a former Jeffersonville police officer when the man’s rifle accidentally discharged and VanGilder was killed.  The former officer was not identified.  An autopsy has confirmed that the shooting was accidental, but the investigation is ongoing. In an incident at a San Antonio, Texas mall, two …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Injury (18 and Under) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021

Authorities in Clinton Township, Michigan are expected to charge a man whose gun went off during a physical altercation with his younger brother.   The two men were wrestling on the floor when the gun fired and the younger man was killed. The precise circumstances causing the gun to go off are unclear. Although the police …

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Child Death (18 and Under) No Charges Filed South Carolina

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021

In Greenville, South Carolina, a 4-year old died in a gun accident today.  The child passed away at the hospital and no further details are available.  According to the local Sheriff’s office, “there is no threat to the community.” Source: Freeman Stoddard, Thomas Gore, “4-year-old Child Dies from Accidental Gunshot, Coroner’s Office Confirms” Fox Carolina …

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Adult Injury California Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Maryland Mississippi No Charges Filed Ohio Pennsylvania Utah

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021

At least 7 people unintentionally shot themselves or others with guns today in incidents across the country. In Ellisville Mississippi, a man accidentally shot himself in the hand. The Sheriff’s Department said that the incident occurred in a community residence. A Temple Hills, Maryland 16-year old is hospitalized after shooting himself accidentally at the local …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Missouri Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2021

The Problem of Relying on a Gun Seller as an “Expert” on Gun Safety According to the original report, police concluded that an Independence, Missouri eight-year old found a gun in his family’s home and shot himself. He was transported to the hospital where he later died. “We are just trying to put all the …

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Adult Arrested Alcohol and Guns Child Death (18 and Under) Indiana Juvenile Arrested Wisconsin

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Garrick Baker,an intoxicated Westfield, Indiana man shot and killed his stepson, age 18, who was sleeping on a couch at the time of the incident.  According to the report, the man was handling a gun in his living room while “presumed to be intoxicated.”  It went off. Baker was arrested and charged with criminal recklessness. …

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