Adult Arrested Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025

14-year-old Boy Killed in Accidental Shooting In a motel room in Phoenix, Arizona, police found 14-year-old Jeremiah Ricci unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound. Multiple people in the room were questioned, but Jeremiah’s mother, Jewell Griffen, age 40, had already left the scene, but returned later and was arrested. Witnesses told detectives that Griffen had …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Arizona Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Michigan Ongoing Investigation

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025

Five People Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Two-year-old In Columbus, Georgia, a 12-year-old is expected to recover after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police determined that it was an accidental shooting, but no other information has been reported. An employee at a local restaurant in Detroit, Michigan, said he found a gun that fired …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alcohol and Guns California Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025

Man Accidentally Shot Himself in the Leg The sheriff’s office is investigating the accidental shooting of 31-year-old Lucio Romero-Ortiz, in a home in Ukiah, California. Romero-Ortiz was intoxicated, and allegedly fired the gun several times outside the home before entering it. A woman and her two-year-old were in the home, and near Romero-Ortiz when he accidentally …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Michigan

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024

Two-year-old Boy Shoots Self with Babysitter’s Unsecured Gun In Warren, Michigan, a two-year-old boy shot himself in the stomach with a handgun he found while in the care of his babysitter. The toddler underwent surgery at the hospital and is now in stable condition. April Green, age 42, was watching the boy and his seven-year-old …

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