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 …
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2024
Five-year-old Shoots Self with Gun Left on Bed; His Mother is Charged with Murder A five-year-old boy in Norcross, Georgia shot and killed himself with a loaded gun that his mother left on a hotel room bed. The boy was alone in the room with two other children at the time the incident occurred. His …
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024
Toddler Shoots and Kills Himself with Brother’s Loaded Gun A 3-year-old boy in Decatur, Georgia, shot and killed himself with a loaded, unsecured gun. The toddler shot himself in the face and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The gun belonged to his 21-year-old brother Antoine Jordan, who had left the gun unsecured. Jordan has …
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
In Union, Missouri, a four-year old founded a loaded gun under the couch where his father was sleeping. The boy shot and killed himself. According to the local sheriff, the boy’s father, Scott E. Hilton, Jr., was restricted from having a gun in the home. Hilton was arrested and charged with second degree murder during …
SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021
Six-year old Saryah Perez of San Antonio, Texas was shot and killed in her car seat when “a disturbance happened and shots were fired.” The car that Saryah was sitting in was struck and Saryah, an innocent bystander, was killed. Andrew Elizondo, age 23, was arrested and charged with murder. “It’s a random act by …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021
A 12-year old innocent bystander was shot and killed in Leavenworth, Kansas today. One adult and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the incident. The adult, Darvon Thomas, age 25, is charged with felony murder. Police reported that gunshots also struck a vehicle occupied by a 30-year-old woman and a 6-month-old child. Source: …
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021
In Tallahassee, Florida, an innocent bystander was killed when two groups of people opened fire at each other in a local gas station parking lot. Police later arrested two suspects and charged them with felony murder. Source: “Update: Two Men Arrested in Connection to Fatal Circle K Shooting,” WCTV.tv (March 24, 2021).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
In Wichita, Kansas, 18-year old Jeremy Retana was accidentally shot and killed by a child outside a store. 21-year old Christian Concha faces charges of felony murder and aggravated child endangerment because he left a gun in the care of two children while he went into a convenience store. The children were 10 and 9-years …