Child Arrested for Shooting

Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas December 18, 2022December 21, 2022 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

A 17-year-old San Antonio, Texas teen is in critical condition after being shot in the chest by a 16-year-old friend while the two were allegedly “playing with a gun.” According to the report, the 16-year-old pointed the gun at the 17-year-old and said “I’m gonna kill you,” before pulling the trigger. He then called 911 …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Ohio December 16, 2019March 25, 2020 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019

A 13-year old boy is facing unspecified charges in Perkins Township, Ohio after he shot and killed Benjamin LeGresley, an 8-year old. The Assistant Police Chief for Perkins County called it “a tragedy for the family and for the entire community. You don’t see things like this every day.” The incident occurred in the home …

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Carter, age 65, was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet while driving near a local high school. He crashed his SUV off the road at the time of the shooting. A 16-year old boy was also struck in the head by gunfire and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

It is unclear why Carter is described as an innocent bystander and the boy is not. Although the boy may have been the intended target of gun violence, the basis for a distinction between the two victims is fuzzy.

Two suspects have been arrested. “An altercation now turns into a shooting, which now turns into a homicide because of something that could have been handled in a different way,” the Philadelphia Police Commissioner said. “It’s been nothing but fighting, every day,” said a local resident.

In Elsa, Texas, Salvador Dueñes, Jr., the father of a three-year old who shot and killed himself with an unsecured gun he found at home, has turned himself in to authorities. Duenes is charged with possession of a gun by a felon. Under the PLCAA, the arrest almost certainly precludes any product defect claim against the gun manufacturer for designing a gun that a toddler could fire.

Sources:

Bob Brooks, “Police Identify Innocent 65-year-old Man Fatally Shot Near Philadelphia’s Lincoln High School,” whyy.org, 6abc (October 19, 2021).

“Father of 3-year-old Who Fatally Shot Himself Surrenders to Authorities,” myrgv.com (October 21, 2021).

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