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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Wisconsin December 8, 2022December 11, 2022 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022

A three-year-old and a five-year old were shot today in incidents for which limited details are being reported. Leon Walker, Jr., a Birmingham, Alabama 19-year-old, is charged with aggravated child abuse after police said his three-year-old sister was shot in the abdomen. The circumstances of the incident have not been fully reported. It is unclear …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation May 30, 2020June 3, 2020 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020

Police announced that Chance Gilbert, an 8-year old Hamilton, Ohio boy who was killed by an accidental gunshot earlier this month, was shot by his nine-year old friend. Chance and the 9-year old were playing with guns. “The only one in this whole investigation really who has shown courage and told the truth was the …

Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Florida January 7, 2020February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020

A Daytona Beach, Florida woman, Lauren Sherriffs, was arrested and charged with child abuse after a minor in her care shot himself in the foot with a .40-caliber handgun. The boy found the gun in a closet and was attempting to unload the gun went it off. Initially, the boy told police that he was …

Massachusetts No Charges Filed No injuries December 18, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019

A Harwich, Massachusetts police chief appealed a court decision that restored Jeffrey Gomes’ Massachusetts license to carry a firearm. The license had been restored by the Court even though Gomes had accidentally fired his gun while holstering it during Harwich’s Pilgrim Masonic Lodge corned beef dinner. The bullet passed through the floor of the lodge …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania December 11, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019

Murder charges were dropped today in a case involving 18 year-old Fayaadh Gillard, a Philadelphia high school student who fatally shot his twin brother, Suhail, in a tragic accident. Their father, Alleem Gillard, who is paralyzed from the waste down due to his own exposure to gun violence, was teaching the twins, from his wheelchair, …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Kansas November 19, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A 13-year old boy was charged with murder after shooting and killing his 14-year old friend, Zavier Mendoza, in Olathe, Kansas. Because of the defendant’s age, his name was not released when the murder charge was announced. The boy who was charged claimed that he didn’t know the gun was loaded when it went off. …

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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023

Ten Unintentional Shootings Result in Eight Injuries and the Deaths of Two Children

A Ville Platte, Louisiana 3-year-old girl shot herself with an unsecured gun. She was airlifted to Baton Rouge because of the extent of her injuries, where she later died. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Ben was charged with criminal negligence and negligent homicide. Ben was in the house with the girl and another unknown person, and police have not yet been able to find the gun that was fired by the child. There is an ongoing investigation.

In Hartford, Connecticut, Se’Cret Pierce, 12, was shot in the head and killed during a drive-by shooting. Three males standing on the sidewalk were also wounded by the gunfire, and appeared to be the intended targets. Se’Cret, a middle-school student, was sitting in a parked car when she was shot. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin appealed to the three men to cooperate with investigators.

A child from Raleigh, North Carolina was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other information has been reported but the investigation is ongoing.

In Wichita Falls, Texas, a 16-year-old girl was unintentionally shot by 19-year-old William Edward Smith, when as he rummaged around in a bag that contained a gun it fired. Smith was in the back seat and the bullet struck the girl, who was in the right front passenger seat, in the lower back and leg. Smith was arrested on two charges and released on bond.

In Detroit, Michigan, an 11-year-old boy is recovering at the hospital in stable condition after being accidentally shot. The boy was jumping on a bed when a gun discharged, but there are no other reported details about the shooting. Officials will continue to investigate.

A 15-year-old from Lompoc, California was a participant in a violent incident when he was accidentally shot by one of the other shooters. He is in the hospital in critical condition with a life-threatening injury. There is an investigation into the incident.

Another shooting in Michigan, this time in Burton. An 11-year-old girl accidentally shot a 6-year-old boy in the leg. Investigators are trying to determine how she got the gun, and no charges have been filed at this time. The boy is expected to fully recover.

And there were three accidental shootings in Chicago, Illinois:

A 22-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk with a group of people when she was wounded by a gun that accidentally discharged. She is in the hospital listed in good condition. No one is in custody, but the incident is under investigation.

A 26-year-old man was wounded in the foot by a stray bullet. He’s in the hospital in good condition. Police determined that the shooting was accidental and no arrests have been made.

And a 52-year-old man is listed in critical condition after being shot in the neck when a gun accidentally discharged. Police are investigating.

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