Child 5 or Under Shoots Parent

Adult Arrested Adult Death California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Nevada Ongoing Investigation December 6, 2024December 12, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024

Three People Killed in Accidental Shootings, Including a Mother Shot by Her Two-year-old Jessinya Mina, age 22, was shot and killed by her two-year-old child in Fresno, California. According to a statement by Mina’s sister, the gun belonged to her sister’s boyfriend, 18-year-old Andrew Sanchez, who ignored her sister’s request to not keep a gun in the …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Tennessee Wisconsin November 17, 2024December 9, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Three-year-old Shoots Self With Mother’s Gun, and Four-year-old Shoots Father In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the three-year-old son of Marqueesha Smith, age 28, shot himself in the leg with her gun. Smith had loaded the gun before she answered her front door. Finding no one there, she returned and put the gun down on the couch next …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania August 23, 2024September 16, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024

Two Children Find Unsecured Guns; Four-year-old Shoots Mother and Nine-year-old Shoots Self While lying in bed in Drexel, Pennsylvania, a woman was shot in the thigh by her four-year-old son who was playing with a loaded gun he found in the home. The discharge also burned the boy’s hand. Both were taken to the hospital and are …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed September 5, 2023September 9, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Two Toddlers Find Guns: One Kills Himself, One Shoots His Father in the Back Royal Clark, a 1-year-old from Marietta, Georgia, found his father’s loaded gun and fatally shot himself in the head. His father, Conrad Clark, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a felon. This is the …

Adult Injury Arkansas Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Juvenile Arrested North Carolina Ongoing Investigation May 18, 2023May 22, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023

One Person Dead, Five Wounded in Unintentional Shootings In North Little Rock, Arkansas, 18-year-old Benjamin Redix was driving back from 17-year-old Jimari Douglas’s high school graduation, when Douglas unintentionally shot and killed him. Redix, who was due to graduate the next day, was pronounced dead at the scene. Douglas was sitting in the backseat of …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kansas Maryland Minnesota January 12, 2023January 16, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023—Gun Accidents

Three reports of gun accidents today, two of them reported only via Tweets: A Wichita, Kansas two-year-old found a loaded gun in his home and shot his mother in the foot while she was in bed. Both the boy’s mom and her boyfriend were arrested on child endangerment charges. A 49-year-old Riva, Maryland man shot …

Adult Death Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Ongoing Investigation South Carolina September 21, 2022September 26, 2022 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, Cora Lyn Bush, 33, was shot and killed by her three-year old son who had found a loaded gun in their home. Police are investigating how the child gained access to the gun. Source: Bill Bates, Bethany Fowler, “3-year-old Accidentally Shoots, Kills Mother in Spartanburg Co.” Queen City News (September 23, …

Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Tennessee July 16, 2022July 20, 2022 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022

In Union County, Tennessee, a “small child” found a handgun in their parent’s car and used it to shoot one of their parents. The injured parent was taken to the hospital for treatment. No other details were reported. Source: “Union Co. Deputies: Parent Hospitalized After Small Child Accidentally Shot Them,” wbir.com (July 16, 2022).

Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Michigan No Charges Filed April 21, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a fiv-year old found a loaded gun in his home and shot his mother in the leg. Police have not said how the child got hold of a gun. The woman’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. In Detroit, Michigan a 16-year old boy left a loaded gun on his bed where his …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Illinois Ongoing Investigation Tennessee March 14, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022

A Ripley, Tennessee three-year old found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself in the head. He was found dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, but there is an ongoing investigation. Also today, the father of a Dolton, Illinois three-year old who accidentally shot and killed his mother was arrested …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kansas North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Texas January 5, 2022January 8, 2022 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022

In Granbury, Texas, a one-year old child accidentally shot an infant sibling and their mother in a Walmart parking lot. Both mother and child are expected to survive. The 23-year-old mother of the children “was standing outside of the driver’s door of their vehicle,” according to witnesses. The childrens’ father was behind the truck. “[T]he …

Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Missouri Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania November 20, 2021November 22, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021

In St. Louis, Missouri, a two-year old accidentally shot his father in the back with a rifle. The unidentified man, who was in his 20s, died at the scene. No further information is available. A Corry, Pennsylvania man, 64-year old Gary Hunt, was shot and killed while hunting bear with a friend. According to an …

Adult Injury Arizona Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation September 3, 2021November 7, 2021 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In Casa Grande, Arizona,a five-year old boy who found a loaded handgun in his apartment, accidentally shot and killed his mother, Michele Cox, today. Ms. Cox’s three other children and her boyfriend were home at the time of the incident. After the fact, a police department statement reminded the public in a generic way about …

Adult Death Florida Ongoing Investigation August 14, 2021 by Gary Klein

A TODDLER KILLS A PARENT DURING A ZOOM CALL

In Altamonte Springs, Florida, someone called police during a Zoom video conference when they saw and heard a toddler in the video background and then heard a loud noise. Police discovered that the toddler had found a loaded gun and shot his 21-year old mother, Shamaya Lynn, to death. The report does not mention the …

Adult Death Children and Guns No Charges Filed North Carolina August 8, 2021August 31, 2021 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021

Gastonia, North Carolina police are investigating the death of Markovia Durham, a 29-year old man who was shot and killed by his two-year old son. “It’s a horrible tragedy. It’s a horrible situation for everyone involved,” said the Gaston County District Attorney. The child thought the Glock pistol was a toy according to family members. …

Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation January 8, 2021January 10, 2021 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, a toddler found a gun and used it to shoot his mother. Her injuries are not considered life threatening, but local police are investigating “possible child neglect.” No other information is available. The incident is one of many recent incidents in Indiana in which young children have been involved in serious …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Mississippi No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Tennessee April 23, 2020April 25, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020

Three children and an adult were killed in gun accidents today. The adult was shot to death by his two-year old child. Each of the news stories marking these deaths was brief: In Ooltewah, Tennessee, Jermaine Vincent, a three-year old, found a gun that a family friend had brought to his home and fatally shot …

Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Ongoing Investigation December 12, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a woman was shot in a parked car when her toddler pulled the trigger on a loaded gun. After being taken to a local hospital, the woman was expected to recover. No further information is available about the circumstances of the accident. Source: Associated Press, “Woman Accidentally Shot by Toddler in …

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