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Adult Injury Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation March 5, 2024March 11, 2024 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024

Man Accidentally Shot in the Ear While Leaving the Scene of a Robbery Benjamin Epperly was shot in the ear as he tried to drive away in his car with items he stole from a Tulsa, Oklahoma store. Store employees, and the owner who had a gun, tried to detain him when the owner’s gun …

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  • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024

    Mother of Toddler Killed, Four Injured, in Unintentional Shootings

    Few details were reported in the accidental shooting death of a woman at a gas station in San Marcos, Texas. Her toddler was with her at the time. Police are investigating.

    In Jacksonville, Florida, a 39-year-old man was unintentionally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop for running a red light. As the officer was trying to remove the man’s gun from his waistband, it unexpectedly fired striking the man in the leg. A police spokesman said, “the driver was cooperative. "No struggle at all, told the officer ‘I do have a firearm’ and the officer chose to separate that individual from the firearm during the traffic stop." He also indicated that no criminal charges will be filed, but a ticket may be issued to the man for running a red light.

    In Denver, Colorado, a driver apparently shot themself in the leg, and then crashed into a business causing a gas line to rupture. No word on the driver’s condition.

    And in Pomona, California, a man and his mother sustained non-life-threatening injures, when a gun he was manipulating unintentionally fired. He was shot in the hand and shrapnel hit his mother. He will likely be charged for a negligent discharge, but may also face additional charges.

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