Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
14-year-old is Critically Injured in Unintentional Shooting In a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were playing video games and handling a gun, when the gun accidentally fired. The 14-year-old was struck in the abdomen and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The 16-year-old was arrested on multiple charges, including illegal …
Four-year-old Boy Shot and Killed by Two-year-old In a home in Lafayette, Louisiana, a two-year-old child shot and killed four-year-old Blaze Rubin after finding a loaded, unsecured gun. Police are actively investigating the incident, but have determined that 17-year-old Jenarius Johnson was responsible for leaving the loaded gun accessible. He has been charged with negligent homicide …
Girl Injured By Gun Found in Bushes In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a girl was injured by a boy handling a gun that accidentally fired. She was taken to the hospital for surgery; her condition was not reported. The boy told police he found the gun in nearby bushes, and was showing it to the girl …
Several People Grazed by Bullets in Shooting at Pool Several people were injured after they most likely got caught in the gunfire during a shooting at a neighborhood Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recreation center pool. Police believe that Keon Kiah, age 17, was the shooter, and had returned with a gun and several other people to the …
Toddler and Six-year-old Injured After Finding Loaded Guns In Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a two-year-old boy was seriously injured after getting ahold of a gun that belonged to his 17-year-old uncle. The boy shot himself in the stomach and is in critical condition at the hospital. One of the two guns that the uncle possessed …