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Adult Arrested Arkansas Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Washington September 14, 2024September 29, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Three Gun Accidents Involving Children Eight-year-old Phillipé Woodward shot and killed himself while playing with a loaded shotgun he found in his grandmother’s home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was alone in the home with his 10-year-old brother and a 16-year-old family friend. There is a continuing investigation into the shooting. In a Texarkana, Arkansas home, an eight-year-old found …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Ongoing Investigation Washington July 3, 2024July 6, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2024

Girl Killed as Bystander to Mall Shooting Thirteen-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson was shot and killed by a stray bullet near the food court in a Lynnwood, Washington mall. A 16-year-old has been charged with her murder after he allegedly fired a gun during a fight between two groups of teens. Jayda, an innocent bystander, was struck …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri No Charges Filed North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Washington February 14, 2024February 19, 2024 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

One Person Dead, Two Critically Injured in Gun Accidents In Mooresville, North Carolina, Jody Allen Leazer, 55, was fatally shot in the arm when he and another man were moving a gun into a car. They were cleaning out a home, and as they were putting the gun into the car, it unintentionally discharged. Leazer …

Adult Injury California Illinois No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Washington February 9, 2024February 14, 2024 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Three Injured in Accidental Shootings In Cahokia Heights, Illinois, after crashing his car in a police pursuit, a man pulled out a gun while trying to flee and accidentally shot himself. State police will investigate the incident. A person was accidentally shot in the neck in an apartment in Seattle, Washington. Police found multiple people …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Arizona Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington December 22, 2023December 26, 2023 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2023

One Person Dead, Five Wounded in Unintentional Shootings A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting himself in the head in Cincinnati, Ohio. Laronn Ellison 21, left a firearm unsecured enabling the child to gain access it. Both he and Antonia Barrow, 43 were arraigned on charges of child endangering and tampering with evidence. …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation Washington September 28, 2023October 2, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Eight-year-old is Killed, and Four Other Children are Wounded in Gun Accidents An 8-year-old is shot and killed in a home in Deer Park, Washington. A group of children ranging in age from 5 to 14 years old found a handgun that one of them unintentionally discharged, fatally striking the child. Deputies say no other …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Connecticut Louisiana Maryland Ongoing Investigation Washington August 10, 2023August 13, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023

Man Dies in Gun Cleaning Accident; Three People Injured in Unintentional Shootings Two men were cleaning a gun in New Orleans, Louisiana, when it unintentionally discharged, fatally striking one of them, a 22-year-old, in the chest. He died from his injuries later at the hospital. No other information is available at this time. A boy …

Adult Injury Connecticut Illinois New Mexico No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington July 1, 2023July 7, 2023 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Two Innocent Bystanders Struck by Stray Bullets and Three Others Hurt in Self-Inflicted, Unintentional Shootings An altercation in a church parking lot in Puyallup, Washington, led to a woman being shot in a yard across the street. People had left their cars in the lot as they attended an event at the state fairgrounds a …

Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Michigan Mississippi No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Washington June 22, 2023June 26, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023

Two Children Dead, Four Wounded in Unintentional Shootings While recording a video with two friends, a 14-year-old boy in Detroit, Michigan, was shot and killed. One of the friends, a 16-year-old, was handling the 9mm pistol when it accidentally fired striking the victim. He died at the scene. The gun had been stolen from a …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington April 2, 2023April 6, 2023 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023

Three People Hurt in Gun Accidents, Including Two Children A Fort Bend County, Texas 11-year-old is in the hospital in unknown condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head today. Sheriff’s deputies said they think the shooting happened in the garage of a local home while no one was watching the child. In Quinlan, Texas, …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) No Charges Filed Texas Washington July 29, 2022August 1, 2022 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022

In an episode apparently involving celebratory gunfire during fireworks, an 18-year old was struck by a falling round in a Seattle, Washington park. The teen’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. A Brownsville, Texas police officer shot himself in the foot during a “SWAT competition”. The competition involved a hostage rescue, sniper spotter and a team …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Washington May 19, 2022May 23, 2022 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

A nine-year old Federal Way, Washington boy was in critical condition after being shot inside his home by his eight-year old brother. The injured boy was airlifted to the hospital. “A situation like this, if the firearm had been properly stored where those children couldn’t get to it, it probably never would have occurred,” a …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Washington May 15, 2022May 18, 2022 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022

A six-year old Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania apparently found a gun is his home and accidentally shot himself in the head. He is hospitalized in critical condition. And in separate incidents, two Pullman, Washington men accidentally shot themselves and had to be airlifted to the hospital in Spokane. One of the men shot himself in the leg …

Adult Death No Charges Filed Washington May 6, 2022May 9, 2022 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022

Deandre Hunter, a 25-year old student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington died of an accidental gunshot wound. According to an investigation, he shot himself in the abdomen while handling a handgun. In a statement, Pullman Police said, “[t]he Pullman Police Department extends its sincere condolences to Mr. Hunter’s family, friends, and fellow Cougs.” …

Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington January 29, 2022January 31, 2022 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022

Three people were unintended victims of gun violence today, including an off-duty police officer who was mistakenly shot at his home by another officer who mistook him for an armed robbery suspect. In Athens, Texas, an 8-year old was shot in the head with a bullet that came out of a wooded area behind his …

Adult Injury Ongoing Investigation Washington October 13, 2021October 16, 2021 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021

Seattle, Washington police concluded that a man who accidentally fired a pistol shot into his leg had used a gun that was reported stolen in 1997. The man initially claimed to have been shot by people who were trying to sell him drugs. Other witnesses told police that the man was playing with the gun …

Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Florida Kansas Louisiana No Charges Filed Washington September 17, 2021September 20, 2021 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Every type of gun safety problem was on display in gun accidents that occurred today. All of today’s accidents are tragic, but none more so than the death of a Texas two-year old in Lawrence, Kansas who was shot in the chest while visiting at a local home. Details of the circumstances of the accident …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Maryland Ohio Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Texas Washington Wisconsin August 6, 2021August 8, 2021 by Gary Klein

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. …

Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Kentucky Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington May 22, 2021May 24, 2021 by Gary Klein

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 …

Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Washington April 25, 2021April 27, 2021 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021

In Federal Way, Washington, a man was handling a gun inside his home when it fired. The bullet passed through three walls and struck his 8-year old daughter in the stomach. The girl is not expected to survive. Her father was arrested at the hospital on unspecified charges. In December of 2020, a Federal Way …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Michigan Washington February 27, 2021March 1, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Two young men were arrested after accidental shootings that killed a four-year old and a 24-year old today. One accident occurred in Michigan, the other in Washington State. In Othello, Washington, Felipe Tapia-Perez accidentally killed his four-year old son when his stolen gun went off. The boy was hit in the head. Tapia-Perez, age 27, …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Washington February 22, 2021February 24, 2021 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An 11-year old Lakewood, Washington girl died while filming a video of herself with her mother’s handgun. The girl’s 10-year old brother called police to report the incident, although her mother was home at the time. Police are investigating how the girl gained access to the gun in light of Washington law governing safe storage. …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Washington November 15, 2020November 19, 2020 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

For the second day in a row, a four-year old child was an unintended shooting victim. In Tacoma, Washington, shots were fired into the window of a home. The four-year old was the only person struck. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Source: Stacia Glenn, “4-year-old Girl Shot, Injured While Inside …

Adult Injury Ongoing Investigation Washington July 30, 2020August 1, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

In Pasco, Washington, a man using his gun for self-defense in his home accidentally shot himself in the calf and may require surgery. According to the report, the man heard a noise that he thought was a burglar. He was walking with a handgun when it accidentally discharged. Source: Monica Petruzzelli, “Pasco Man Accidentally Shoots …

Adult Death Adult Injury Georgia Ongoing Investigation Washington January 28, 2020February 19, 2020 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020

An unidentified man died today after accidentally shooting himself while in line at the Supreme Bean coffee shop in Spokane, Washington. No further information about the accident has been reported. An investigation is ongoing. On the other side of the country, in Cedartown, Georgia, at Zorba’s restaurant, a man accidentally shot himself in the parking …

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