One-year-old Child Accidentally Shot and Killed Authorities did not reveal the circumstances that led up to the accidental shooting death of a one-year-old child in Elliston, Virginia. The child was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries. Jarron Shirk, age 29, faces multiple charges including felony homicide, child abuse and neglect, …
Tag: Charge of allowing a child access to a firearm
Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation South Carolina Virginia
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025
Three Children Injured After Finding Loaded Guns in Closets In an accidental shooting, a two-year-old, and a three-year-old, in a residence in Newberry, South Carolina, were each injured with a single gunshot wound. One child was wounded in the hand, the other in the foot. They were both taken to trauma centers for treatment and are expected to survive. Apparently the children accessed a gun …
Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi North Carolina Ongoing Investigation
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025
Two Children Shoot Themselves; Five-year-old Killed, Four-year-old Injured In Jackson, Mississippi, a five-year-old boy was killed after he shot himself in the head with an unsecured gun. The incident is under investigation. And in Durham, North Carolina, a four-year-old boy was seriously injured after he accidentally shot himself with an unsecured gun. His mother, Assante …
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025
Gun Accidents Injure Two In Norfolk, Virginia, a three-year-old is expected to recover after sustaining a gunshot wound to the hand. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported, but 24-year-old Kirk M. Bond Jr. was charged with reckless handling of a firearm, allowing access to a firearm by a child, child neglect and possession …
Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Virginia
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025
Three-year-old Dies After Finding Unsecured Gun In a home in Chesterfield, Virginia, three-year-old King Edmunds died, after shooting himself with an unsecured gun he found there. His grandmother’s boyfriend, 37-year-old Jeffrey R. Greene, the gun’s owner, was charged with child neglect and allowing a child access to a firearm. The boy’s grandmother and legal guardian, set up a GoFundMe page to help with …