Charge of aggravated battery

Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Georgia Ongoing Investigation February 8, 2025February 12, 2025 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Five-year-old Girl Killed by Stray Bullet In Americus, Georgia, five-year-old Peyton Brielle Roberts was playing with other neighborhood children, when she was fatally struck by a stray bullet from a shooting nearby. The shooting also killed a 19-year-old male, and injured a third victim. Police charged 19-year-old Ricky Martin with felony murder, aggravated assault and …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Louisiana January 17, 2025January 22, 2025 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025

Driver Unintentionally Shot by Passenger During Traffic Stop In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 21 year-old Cameron Knighton accidentally fired his gun in a vehicle that police had pulled over for a traffic violation. He was in the car with the driver and another passenger, and had unintentionally shot the driver who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Knighton initially …

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 while cleaning and disassembling his gun. The other shot himself in the abdomen with a handgun.

Less than two weeks ago, on May 6, a Pullman college student died in after accidentally shooting himself.

“Firearm safety is something that’s very critical for law enforcement officers as well as the general public because many people in America possess a firearm,” the lead firearms instructor for the Pullman police department said. “There’s more people that do than don’t. So having good firearm safety practices is very, very necessary.”

Sources:

“6-year-old Boy Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself in the Head in Glen Hazel,” wpxi.com (May 16, 2022).

Angela Palermo, “Two Men Airlifted to Spokane this Week for Accidental Self-inflicted Gunshot Wounds,” dnews.com (May 16, 2022).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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