Five-year-old Girl Killed in Shootout; Her Twin Brother and Teen Injured Five-year-old twins and an 18-year-old were hit by bullets, as two groups of people began shooting at each other in an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina. Brite Shalom Acoy, age 5, was killed, and her twin brother remains in critical condition; the 18-year-old is …
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024
Truck Driver Wounded By Stray Bullets A truck driver in Mocksville, North Carolina, was hit by stray bullets that caused an accident, and sent the driver to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his head and left shoulder. His current condition was not reported. John Franklin Barrow Jr., age 41, was arrested and charged with …
MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024
Two-year-old Boy Shot in the Head A two-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the head during an alteration between a man and a woman in Byhalia, Mississippi. Eduardo Montero picked up a gun during the fight and fired it hitting the toddler. The boy was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition. Montero was …
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Four People Hurt After Young Children Find Unsecured Guns In Las Vegas, Nevada, a toddler shot themself with a gun found on the playground of a daycare center. Tshaun Rucker, 16, got into an argument with an adult on a public bus and allegedly pulled out and gun and shot the adult. Rucker then left …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2023
Two Teens Hurt When Shots Are Fired into South Carolina Home A 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were shot and injured in Summerville, South Carolina when a drive-by shooter fired multiple rounds into their home. The alleged shooter, age 27, is in custody and charged with attempted murder. While minimal details are reported it …
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022
A pair of three-year olds were injured as the unintended consequence of gun violence today. Both were shot when rounds were firing into cars in which they were traveling. In Chicago, Illinois, the toddler was shot in the leg and is in good condition. There are no suspects. In Goldsboro, North Carolina, Tyrik Joyner, age …
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022
Two women were shot today as innocent bystanders in gun violence incidents initiated by men or boys. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a pair of teenage boys, one 17 and the other 13, got into a spat over insults on social media. When they later engaged in public gunplay, a woman was struck and injured. She has …
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021
Six women and a toddler were struck by stray bullets in four incidents today. Although the shooters may have had violent intent, all of the women struck were not intended targets. In Aurora, Colorado, numerous shots were fired by two or more shooters outside an apartment complex. Two of the rounds passed into the building. …
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021
Erik Keith Wood of Fortuna, California, age 42, was arrested and charged with attempted murder today after shooting a teenager who apparently was playing Ding Dong Ditch at Wood’s home. The game involves ringing someone’s doorbell and then running away. The teenager was treated at a hospital for a shotgun wound and released. Source: “Fortuna …
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021
In Niles, Ohio, Nicklas Trkula, age 21, was attempting to shoot a man he believed to be his girlfriend’s lover. The bullet he fired passed through an apartment wall and struck another man in the leg while he was watching TV. Trkula fled the scene with his girlfriend, but was later tracked down by police …