Alexi Contreras

Two Toddlers Injured in Gun Accidents A child found a gun in the kitchen of a home in Hanford, California, and shot a three-year-old in the abdomen. The toddler was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Alexi Contreras, 29, left the scene with the gun, and was later arrested and charged with criminal storage …

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025

Two Fatal Gun Accidents in Illinois

In Waukegan, Illinois, 28-year-old Leobardo Diaz was accidentally shot and killed inside a vehicle. He was shot in the back by 31-year-old Fredi Aquilar Carrasco, who walked away from the scene, and then fatally shot himself in a yard nearby. There were four people in the vehicle; the two witnesses said there was no intentional reason for the shooting, they were all friends. Officials continue to investigate.

And in Chicago, Illinois, 12-year-old Priscilla McCullough got ahold of her mother’s gun and fatally shot herself. According to her mother, she was playing with the gun in a bathroom when it unintentionally fired. Her mother also told police that the gun was usually locked up in a safe. Detectives are investigating.

Sources:

Jenna Carroll, “Suburban Man Accidentally Shot and Killed Friend Before Fatally Shooting Himself: Police,”fox32chicago.com (January 28, 2025).

Marisa Rodriguez, “Girl, 12, Fatally Shot While Playing With Gun on Chicago’s South Side: Report,” wgntv.com (January 27, 2025).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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