Woman Seriously Injured After Being Shot by Downstairs Neighbor A woman is in stable condition, after sustaining life-threatening injuries from a bullet fired by her downstairs neighbor’s AR-15 style rifle that came through the floor of her Groton, Connecticut apartment. Responding police applied two tourniquets to the woman’s right leg saying there was a “significant amount …
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
Two Boys Handle Gun That Fires, Injuring One of Them In Colorado Springs, Colorado, a boy was injured when he and another juvenile male were handling a handgun that unintentionally fired. He is recovering after sustaining non-life-threatening “injuries to his lower extremities from a gunshot.” One of the boys was charged with assault. Source: Brianna …
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025
Several People Grazed by Bullets in Shooting at Pool Several people were injured after they most likely got caught in the gunfire during a shooting at a neighborhood Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recreation center pool. Police believe that Keon Kiah, age 17, was the shooter, and had returned with a gun and several other people to the …
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025
14-year-old Shoots Himself in Hand During Fight In Patchogue, New York, five boys were fighting when a 14-year-old pulled out a gun and shot a 17-year-old multiple times, also, unintentionally shooting himself in the hand. The 17-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but is expected to survive; the 14-year-old was treated and …
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SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025
Five Children Injured in Unintentional Shootings Today A three-year-old was airlifted to the hospital after the child shot themself in the foot with an unsecured gun found in a home in Valdese, North Carolina. The 57-year-old homeowner, Danny Berry, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and failure to secure a firearm in …
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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025
Pregnant Woman Injured, Unborn Baby Killed, and Two Other Children Injured, in Unintentional Shootings Today A three-year-old in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was playing with a gun and shot themself in the head. The child was taken to the hospital in unreported condition. Police are investigating. In a Jacksonville, North Carolina home, a five-year-old boy visiting relatives, was accidentally …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
Girl Wounded by Stray Bullet During Targeted Shooting In Rochester, New York, a 17-year-old girl was unintentionally shot inside a residence during gunfire that targeted a man on the front porch. Shot in the upper torso, the girl sustained life-threatening injuries; the man was shot multiple times, but is expected to recover. Michael Garcia, age …
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025
Four-year-old Injured After Shooting Himself with Handgun A four-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital for surgery after accidentally shooting himself in Oneonta, Alabama. He is reportedly in stable condition. The boy’s mother and father were at home at the time of the incident, but allegedly didn’t witness the shooting. When authorities searched the family …
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Unsecured Guns Found by Children: Two-year-old Killed, Four-year-old Injured In a Port St. Lucie, Florida home, two-year-old Kaydin Florissant was with his mother in the master bedroom when he found a gun and fatally shot himself in the head. Police determined that the fiance of the boy’s mother owned the 9 mm handgun used. The …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025
Legally Blind Man Accidentally Shoots Friend During Confrontation With Roommate In Spokane, Washington, 53-year-old Dan D. Phelps accidentally shot his friend Joey Anselmo in the leg, while Anselmo was trying to help Phelps evict his roommate. Phelps, who is legally blind, fired a gun at the roommate’s door, but accidentally hit Anselmo. Phelps told police …
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024
Two-year-old Boy is One of Three Victims Who Were Injured in Gun Accidents Today In Owensboro, Kentucky, a man was shot in the leg when a gun unintentionally discharged in the apartment next door. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries when the bullet came through the wall. The neighbor, Michael Chavez, 24, returned home from a bar with friends, and …