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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States

Category: Virginia

Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Virginia April 4, 2020October 2, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020

In an incident in Craigsville, Virginia, a 14-year old girl was accidentally shot in the hip during an altercation.  The girl was attending a party where a fight broke out.  One of the participants fired a warning shot into the ground.  A bullet fragment ricocheted and struck the 14-year old. The man who fired the …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Virginia April 1, 2020April 15, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020

Two young children gained access to guns today and shot themselves.  At a Wawa grocery in Henrico County Virginia, a 5-year old found a loaded gun in a car while her parents were pumping gas at the Wawa.  She shot herself in the hand. In Charlotte, North Carolina, a 3-year old was taken from her …

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Adult Death No Charges Filed Virginia March 2, 2020August 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Ashley James, a 19-year old who recently starred on the Green Run High School basketball team in Chesapeake, Virginia, was shot and killed today in an accidental shooting. He and another teen were handling a gun when it went off.  James received emergency care, but died from his wound. No further information about the nature …

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  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022

    In Madison, Tennessee, a man accidentally shot his brother in the face while cleaning his gun.  The injured man is in critical condition at the hospital.  No charges are expected.

    There is no report on whether the gun involved in the incident had a loaded chamber indicator, a magazine safety disconnect, or was a Glock, which requires a trigger pull as part of the disassembly process as a prerequisite for cleaning.

    Source:

    Sydney Keller, “Metro Police investigate Madison Shooting, Man Says he Accidentally Shot Brother in Face,” Fox 17 Nashville (July 13, 2022).

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