Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Two People Killed, One Injured, in Accidental Shootings Today While hunting on private property in Lexington, North Carolina, 40-year-old Zachary Wilson Cash was accidentally shot and killed by a hunting partner. Cash and the other person were about 120 yards apart. Cash was walking around in the woods trying to drive deer to his partner. His partner …
Woman Killed in Drive-by Shooting In her Greenville, South Carolina home, Maria Esperansa Rico, age 24, was killed by a bullet from a drive-by shooting. She was not the intended target; a relative who also lived there had an ongoing dispute with the shooters. Three men were all charged with murder and conspiracy, with two also facing a charge of possession of a …
Four People in Vehicles Injured in Gun Accidents Today In the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant in Columbus, Georgia, an accidental discharge injured a one-year-old and the female driver of the vehicle. It was determined that a gun fell onto a seat causing it to fire. Both victims are expected to fully recover. Adrian Wisdom, …