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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