Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Texas

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A two-year old in Waco, Texas shot himself in the head with a loaded gun he found in his uncle’s backpack. He later died at the hospital.  After the incident, the boy’s uncle, Derrick Pipkins, left the scene with the gun. Pipkins was later arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. Source: Felicia Cardenas, “Waco …

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Adult Death Ongoing Investigation Texas

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Austin Salyer, a Texas State University student, was shot and killed while sleeping when a gun was negligently discharged in a neighboring apartment.  Police in San Marcos, Texas have identified and interviewed the shooter, but have not released the shooter’s name pending further investigation.  They have offered their deepest condolences to Salyer’s family. Source: Maeve …

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

Negligence with guns appears to have been the cause of at least two deaths today.  In both incidents, the shooter is likely to be prosecuted. In Thibodaux, Louisiana, a teenager was shot and killed when he and a friend were playing with a handgun.  An unidentified 15-year old is charged with negligent homicide. And in …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Maryland Ohio Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Texas Washington Wisconsin

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021

The epidemic of gun violence affecting the nation’s children continued unabated today. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a 6-year old found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself in the hand.  He is in stable condition at the hospital. Also today, at least eleven teenagers were shot and injured in separate episodes of gun violence.  …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi South Carolina Texas

SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021

A 6-year old child was killed and two teenagers were injured in accidental shootings today. Again, minimal details were reported. The 6-year old, Charles Garza or Amroy, Mississippi, was killed in a gun accident in his home.  No details were reported other than that his father, Justin Garza, is a fire fighter. A Go-Fund-Me page …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Missouri Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Texas Uncategorized

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021

One child was killed and three were injured in accidental shootings today.  In each case, reports of the incident contain minimal details. In Dallas, Texas, 17-year old Chadrick Good was shot and killed by a 16-year old who accidentally fired a gun while sitting behind Good in a vehicle.  The 16-year old has been charged …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns Child Injury (18 and Under) Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Texas

FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021

A 22-year old was killed and three children were seriously injured in gun accidents today. In Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 22-year old Tyler Sitar was accidentally shot in the stomach by his friend Luigi Lorusso, who was handling a gun.  Sitar died of his wound and Lorusso was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Another Columbus, Ohio child, …

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

MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021

Adam L. Carroll of Lenexa, Kansas, died today after his friend negligently fired a gun inside an apartment building.  The shooter, who was not identified, immediately called 911 and attempted life-saving measures. There is an ongoing investigation. “I just hope it was an accident and, at the end of the day, they just get down …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Texas

SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021

In Grande Prairie, Texas, 29-year old Marque Wilford accidentally discharged his firearm inside his apartment. The bullet passed through an apartment wall and struck and killed his 32-year old neighbor.  Wilford was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Source: “North Texas Man Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Through Apartment, Killing Neighbor,”  11/21 CBS DFQ (June 14, 2021).

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Connecticut Illinois Kansas Massachusetts No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas

SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021

All over the country today, people were injured, in some cases critically, in gun accidents.  The available news reports make it difficult to separate those who were engaged in unsafe practices from those who were injured based on lack of safety features on their guns.  In most cases, accidents can presumably be attributed to both …

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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Kentucky Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021

Seven children under the age of six were killed or injured by gunfire today.  All of them were innocent bystanders to adult gun violence. In Memphis Tennessee, a one-year old child was shot and killed inside a vehicle. “Our kids are scared to death out there,” a local community group leader said.  The other incidents …

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021

Two teenage boys and a 24-year old woman were killed today in separate gun accidents.  In Houston, Texas, 16-year old Chase Swain was killed while he and his friend were playing with a gun that had been stolen the day before.  A 17-year old has been charged with manslaughter. In Nashville, Tennessee, 19-year old Juerno …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021

Two teenagers and a child were injured and hospitalized in separate gun accidents today.  A 35-year old man and a 32-year old woman were also hospitalized after a fourth accident. In yet another unintentional shooting in central Ohio, an 18-year old who was playing with a gun was rushed to the hospital with life threatening …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Iowa Ongoing Investigation Texas

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021

One man accidentally shot himself and another shot a teenager while cleaning their guns today. Typically, such accidents can be prevented with load indicators, magazine safety disconnects, manual safeties or cleaning protocols that do not require a trigger pull.  Remarkably many guns, including Glocks, require that the trigger be pulled for disassembly and cleaning, leading …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas Uncategorized

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021

Jalynn Lester, age 17, of Dallas, Texas was arrested and charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting and killing Don-Yeah Hill, also 17, at a shopping center in the middle of the afternoon.   Lester told police that he was breaking down a gun when it went off.  Hill died at a local hospital. Source: Catherine Marfin, …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Ongoing Investigation Texas

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021

In a complicated incident today, Houston, Texas police accidentally shot a one-year old child in the head.  They were reportedly attempting to prevent a carjacking at the time of the incident.  The baby is in stable condition at the hospital. Police report that they were chasing an armed suspect, wanted for several aggravated robberies.  At …

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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021

An 88-year old woman was killed and a three-year old child was seriously injured in separate gun accidents today. In Warren, Ohio,  88-year old Ruth Lewis was planning a funeral with family members when someone shot through a window and killed her.  “This was a senseless death caused by a random bullet. Obviously, she wasn’t …

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Two children found guns and injured other children today, once again in Texas and Ohio.  In Houston, Texas, a boy described as 6- or 7-years old, found a loaded gun and shot his five-year old sister in the leg.    She was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Several family members were home at the time of …

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021

Across the country, people young and old were injured or killed by celebratory gunfire on New Year’s morning.  The incidents are too numerous to fully describe.  Returning to Texas, the site of one of last year’s worst celebratory gunfire tragedies, at least four people, including a sleeping eight-year old Houston boy, were struck by celebratory …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Maryland Ongoing Investigation Texas

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020

Two teenagers were shot and killed in gun accidents on Christmas day.  In Indian Head, Maryland, 17-year old Edwin Roberto Rivera Juarez was accidentally shot in the upper body by a 13-year old relative who was handling a firearm.  The victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Police are investigating how …

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

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Cojuan Singleton, a 12-year old San Antonio, Texas boy, accidentally killed himself with his brother’s gun today.  Singleton’s older brother, who owned the pistol, told police he was cleaning the gun and had put it down.  Seconds later, Singleton picked it up and accidentally fired it.  He was struck in the head. It is unclear …

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020

In Channelview, Texas, a 15-year old boy accidentally shot his 16-year sister in the arm in a hotel room.  Both children were listed as runaways.  The local family-violence unit will investigate to determine if charges will be filed. Source: “15-year-old Possibly Playing with Gun Shoots Sister in Channelview, Deputies Say,” ABC13 (October 6, 2020).

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020

Jo-Jo Flores, a 14-year old Corpus Christi, Texas middle school student was accidentally killed in yet another incident in which teenagers were playing with a gun.  17-year old Ivan Farias was later arrested, imprisoned and charged with manslaughter.    “It looks like it was an unfortunate accident between a couple of males, possibly playing with …

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

13-year old DeAdrian Walker of San Antonio, Texas died when a handgun he was playing with accidentally fired and hit him in the chest.  The gun may have been stolen.  Several other teenagers who were with DeAdrian at at the time of the gun accident are cooperating with an ongoing investigation. In Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-year …

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Adult Injury California No Charges Filed Texas

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020

Across the country, serious accidents are occurring when police and national guard troops fire supposedly “less lethal” forms of ammunition at demonstrators, including rubber bullets and pellet bag rounds (fired from shotguns).  Not only are peaceful demonstrators being hit and seriously injured, but also rounds are being fired indiscriminately at people who have committed no …

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Child Death (18 and Under) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Texas

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020

Memorial Day was marked by accidental gun violence and the death of two children.  In North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 16-year old Nathaniel Brooks was accidentally shot in his home by his father, Mathew Brooks.  The local chief of police determined that the shooting was an accident involving a semi-automatic handgun.  Mathew was cleaning the gun. …

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Adult Arrested Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020

Two toddlers died in gun accidents today.  One found a gun and shot himself, the other was shot by a young sibling.  Three-year old Bryson Skinner died after finding in a handgun in his home and shooting himself by accident.  A related 22-year adult and his girlfriend were arrested and charged with felony child abuse. …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Colorado Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020

Two more young children died in gun accidents in their homes today. In Westminster, Colorado, a three-year old girl, Ruby Jackson, was shot and killed while playing with her seven-year old brother.  She was shot in the chest as the children played ‘swords.’   “Ruby was using a broomstick, but at some point her brother picked …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alabama California Child Injury (18 and Under) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation Texas

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020

Four accidental shooting victims are taking up hospital beds amidst the coronavirus medical crisis, after gun accidents in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and California today.  In Jeanerette, Louisiana, a boy was accidentally shot in the neck during “horseplay.”  The adult shooter was arrested and charged with illegal discharge of a weapon. A man in Lake Jackson, …

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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020

On Valentine’s Day, four young children were shot and injured in their homes by other children.  Three children were shot in two incidents in Chicago, Illinois.  The other incident occurred in Dallas, Texas. An eight-year old boy and a 12-year old girl were both shot in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side by another …

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

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019

In San Antonio, Texas, police are investigating after 7-year old Jeffrey Taylor found a gun in his home this morning and shot himself while his family was sleeping.   The child was pronounced dead when authorities arrived.   The adults in the family are weapons trained and did not know why the gun was unsecured.  Source: Gerald …

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Jaeden Livingston, a 14 year-old Abilene, Texas boy, died at Cook’s Children Medical Center today after accidentally shooting himself at a friend’s home on Friday night.  He and two boys found a gun in the home and were passing it around, believing it to be unloaded.  Jaeden’s mother later said, “I explained about the dangers …

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