Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Uncategorized Wisconsin

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

Three children under age 10 shot themselves today. In Chicago, Illinois, three boys left home alone while their father was picking up their mother from the hospital found a loaded gun.  One of the boys, a five-year old, accidentally shot his nine-year old brother in the head.  The boy, Ashton Lipscomb, died at the hospital.  …

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Adult Injury California Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

A two-year old in Bakersfield, California accidentally shot a relative with a loaded gun he found inside his apartment. The unidentified woman is in critical condition at the hospital.  “At this point, we are going through all the various interviews and still doing some follow-up investigations as far as where the gun was located, how …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested North Carolina

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Details are scarce about an incident in which 5-year old Amani Barringer was shot in the neck by her 14-year old brother with an unsecured gun.  Amani was home, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with two teenagers age 14 and 15, when she was killed.  The 14-year old was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.  An …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020

A three-year old in Springfield, Illinois apparently found a loaded unsecured firearm and shot himself.  The child’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening. This gun accident occurred in the home of a relative who is not the child’s legal guardian. According to the report, the relative was the legally licensed owner of the …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1-year old Zykier Young was killed inside his home by a bullet fired outside.  According to investigators, the shot traveled through a window and then two walls before hitting Zykier.  A Pittsburgh police press release stated, “[w]ith a police sergeant driving, two police officers held the baby in the backseat and worked …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns New Mexico Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020

In San Angelo, Texas, another 2-year old was shot by a young sibling who had found a gun.  It is unclear whether the injuries are life threatening.  Police and the local child services agency are investigating. No arrests have been made. Source: “San Angelo Police Respond to an Accidental Shooting Incident Involving a 2-year Old …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020

Police in Shreveport, Louisiana are investigating an incident in which a five-year old child was accidentally shot in the leg.  According to a report, the gun went off when the child jumped on a bed where the gun was placed.  The child suffered non-life threatening injuries. Source: “Shreveport Police Investigate 2 Shootings Monday Night,” KTBS3 …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

In Charlotte, North Carolina, 2-year old Amor Cureton shot and killed himself with a loaded handgun in a motel.  His father Antonio Cureton was arrested and charged with “involuntary manslaughter, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm and failure to secure a firearm to protect a …

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Adult Arrested California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020

Two children found guns in their homes and accidentally shot and killed themselves today.  In Saginaw, Michigan, a five-year old boy found a gun.  According to police, he died of “self-inflicted gunshot wounds.”  They have called the incident a “tragic accident.”  While they investigate to determine how the boy got ahold of the gun, “their …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Hawaii Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020

Two more children died this week in gun accidents that might have been prevented by safe storage laws. Also today, a popular former North Carolina law enforcement officer died while working in Hawaii when a rifle accidentally fired inside a police station. In Memphis, Tennessee, a 14-year old girl died when a boy was handing her …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) South Carolina

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020

A two-year old boy died in a gun accident Saturday night in Graniteville, South Carolina.  He “accessed a handgun and shot himself” according to a news report.  Deputies arriving at the scene “observed a complainant sitting on the ground in the roadway holding her 2-year-old son, Jamarious Rogers, in her arms.”  He later died at …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Georgia

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020

In a gun accident in Rochelle, Georgia, a four-year old girl was shot and killed.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation found that “the child was shot while she and her 3-year-old brother were playing with a gun.”  The GBI found that the gun was unsecured.  The girl’s father, Johnny Lee Kellom, was arrested after the …

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Children and Guns

CHILDREN AND GUNS

Criminalizing the Negligence of Caregivers May Let Manufacturers Off the Hook It is quite clear from any rational child safety perspective that manufacturers should be discouraged or prevented from designing guns that children can easily fire.  Better designs can be achieved with effective external manual safeties, magazine safety disconnects, heavier trigger pulls or trigger designs …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan North Carolina

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020

In separate incidents, two young children found unsecured handguns today and accidentally shot and injured a sibling.  In Beulaville, North Carolina, a 6-year old girl found a handgun in her home and shot her 12-year old sister in the back.  The 12-year old is at the hospital in critical condition.  An 18-year old was charged …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Tennessee

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

In Hendersonville, Tennessee John Robert Moore, a two-year old boy, found an unattended loaded handgun in his father’s car and shot himself.  His father was a volunteer firefighter and the two were visiting the Shackle Island fire station at the time of the accident. “Everybody loved that little boy,” said Martin Bowers, fire chief for …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Missouri Ohio Ongoing Investigation West Virginia

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020

Three young children were accidentally shot and killed today, one at his own hand and the other two by relatives.  In Springboro, Ohio, a five-year old boy shot and killed himself with his grandmother’s gun.  The boy’s father told police that he woke to the sound of a gunshot. In Jackson County, West Virginia, a …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020

Another two-year old Jacksonville, Florida toddler died after an apparent gun accident today.  Although some of the circumstances of the accident are unclear, the child and/or a young sibling apparently found a loaded gun in their home.  One of them fired it and the toddler is dead. Police confirmed that there were also adults present …

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Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed North Dakota

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020

In Morris, Alabama, a five-year old boy found a gun in his home and shot himself in the face.  He later died of his wound. “It’s just a tragic accident it appears,” the Morris police chief said. The police will present findings to the District Attorney’s office on Monday. In Portland, North Dakota, a newspaper …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Uncategorized

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020

In White, Georgia, a five-year old girl shot and killed herself while playing with a gun she found at a campsite. Her grandmother, Kimberly Anne Roberts, and an unrelated man were arrested and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.  Both adults are being held at Bartow County Jail. Source: Asia Simone Burns, “Grandmother, …

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Adult Arrested Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020

Two toddlers died in gun accidents today.  One found a gun and shot himself, the other was shot by a young sibling.  Three-year old Bryson Skinner died after finding in a handgun in his home and shooting himself by accident.  A related 22-year adult and his girlfriend were arrested and charged with felony child abuse. …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Colorado Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020

Two more young children died in gun accidents in their homes today. In Westminster, Colorado, a three-year old girl, Ruby Jackson, was shot and killed while playing with her seven-year old brother.  She was shot in the chest as the children played ‘swords.’   “Ruby was using a broomstick, but at some point her brother picked …

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California Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Ongoing Investigation Oregon

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020

Three children were accidentally shot in their own homes yesterday.  Each incident involved a handgun apparently left unsecured.  Two 12-year old boys in Springfield, Oregon, who were off from school due to the coronavirus on Tuesday morning, found a gun belonging to a family member and were playing with it when it went off.  One …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020

A three-year old Louisville, Kentucky girl is dead.  According to a report, Fayth Graham found a loaded gun in her home and shot herself. “We’re still in the very early stages of the investigation, and really, at this point, that’s way down the line,” a police spokesperson responded when questions were raised about whether the …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020

A child is dead after a gun accident in Fairview, North Carolina. Although sources indicate that the wound was self inflicted and that the victim was five-years old, authorities expressly declined to release any details of the incident on the basis that the victim was under 18.  An investigation is ongoing. This case illustrates the …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Ongoing Investigation Texas

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020

On Valentine’s Day, four young children were shot and injured in their homes by other children.  Three children were shot in two incidents in Chicago, Illinois.  The other incident occurred in Dallas, Texas. An eight-year old boy and a 12-year old girl were both shot in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side by another …

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Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In Harvest, Alabama, five-year old Maxton Hughes, the son of a Huntsville police officer, apparently found a gun in the family car and accidentally shot himself in the head.  A parent found the child and drove him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.  An investigation is ongoing but no charges are expected. “This …

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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Utah

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020

Four young children accidentally shot themselves today with found guns in separate incidents.  Two are dead.  Two are hospitalized.  In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a four-year old found a Glock pistol in a closet and shot himself in the head in his bedroom.  His three-year old brother was in the room at the time.  Police say the …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida No Charges Filed

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019

Daniel Sanabria, a 3-year-old in Cape Coral, Florida was shot today by an older sibling. Daniel was taken to the hospital in critical condition. According to reports, the gun used had been locked in a gun safe. The shooting has been ruled accidental.  No charges will be filed.    Source: Kyra Shportun, Taylor Crehan & Emma …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Michigan

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Steven Johnston of Lincoln Park, Michigan was arraigned today on child abuse charges after his three-year old daughter, Skylar, shot herself in the head after finding his loaded gun.  His family called the accident a preventable tragedy.  Mr. Johnston was not home at the time of the accident. Skylar was left in the care of …

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