Tag: Charge of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested New York Ongoing Investigation Texas by Jo Ellen Ackerman

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026

Three Victims Hurt in Gun Accidents, Including Three-year-old Boy A three-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the hand playing on the floor in the bedroom of an apartment in Tomball, Texas. His mother was lying in the bed, and she, and the toddler’s father, 25-year-old Lucas Nahum Benitez, brought the boy to the hospital for treatment. The boy’s …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury California by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026

Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Stockton, California, 49-year-old Ben Butler accidentally shot himself, and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police later determined that Butler was prohibited from possessing firearms and had an outstanding arrest warrant. He was charged on suspicion of weapons violations and the outstanding warrant. Source: “Man Accidentally Shoots Self, …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ohio Ongoing Investigation by Jo Ellen Ackerman

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026

Two Gun Accidents; Four-year-old Killed, Three-year-old Wounded A four-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene after shooting herself in the head with a gun she found inside a home in Lansing, Michigan. Maliki Pendergrass, age 22, faces multiple charges that include firearms safe storage violation resulting in death, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and multiple …

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