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

Tag: Attempting to Aid Law Enforcement

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Arizona January 30, 2021February 1, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021

Nia Reyes of Phoenix, Arizona was attempting to shoot a shoplifter, but instead accidentally struck an Ace Hardware store employee in the leg.  The employee was in pursuit of the shoplifter at the time of the incident. It is unclear why Ms. Reyes, age 45, believed it appropriate to use potentially lethal force on a …

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  • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

    Store Employee Shot While Loading Groceries into Customer’s Car; Two Others Shot and Injured

    In Linden, Texas, a store employee was accidentally shot and killed while helping a customer load their vehicle.  According to the report, Larry Lawrence, an employee of Crump Food Stores, placed a bag in the rear of a customer’s car near a rifle. When he went to pet the customer’s dog, a .22 caliber rifle, located in the back seat, discharged, and struck him in the chest.  Emergency medical workers treating Lawrence took him to a helipad where he passed away.

    A Fulton County, Georgia investigator for the District Attorney’s office accidentally shot herself in the leg inside a bathroom at a local courthouse. "It was an accidental shooting, so there is no intent to commit a crime. Unfortunately for the investigator, she was the one who was shot," a former prosecutor said.

    And a Milwaukee, Wisconsin man was shot in the neck by a friend while hunting squirrels.  The man and a party of hunters had dispersed.  One of the hunters thought he saw a squirrel through some bushes and fired the shot that struck his friend.  The injured hunter is expected to survive.

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