Child Shot by Unidentified Family Member

Adult Death Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Children and Guns Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ongoing Investigation Texas May 18, 2024May 22, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024

One Dead, Four Injured in Unintentional Shootings Police originally thought the shooting death of a man in Fort Worth, Texas was a homicide, but evidence determined that he accidentally shot himself. No other information has been reported. In Owensboro, Kentucky, police are investigating the shooting of a 17-year-old boy. The boy’s injuries are not life-threatening, from what officers believe …

Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania September 21, 2021September 24, 2021 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

There were at least four different innocent bystander shootings today. The unintended consequences of intentional shootings continue to grow in proportion to the expansion of gun violence in the United States. In Cincinnati, Ohio, an 11-year old boy was struck in his bedroom while playing video games. The rounds that passed into his room were …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Missouri Ongoing Investigation February 15, 2020October 2, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020

In St. Louis, Missouri, a 12-year old boy was accidentally shot when a family member fired a warning shot at a person she believed was going to rob her. The bullet struck the ground and the ricochet hit the boy in the hand. He was taken to a hospital where he was expected to recover. …

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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 official report, Hunt’s companion was crossing a creek when he tripped or slipped. His rifle discharged and Hunt was struck in the abdomen. He apparently died at the scene before medical attention could reach him.

Finally, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Aliah Johnson, age 17, was accidentally shot and killed by her boyfriend, Emeka Moye-King, age 16, with a Glock pistol. The two were hanging out playing video games when Moye-King took the gun from Johnson and was putting it on a dresser. It fired. Johnson was shot in the face and killed. Moye-King is charged with criminal homicide and possession of a gun by a minor.

Sources:

Jacob Kuerth “2-year-old Fatally Shoot s Father in Back, St. Louis Police Say,” ksdk.com (November 21, 2021)

Brent Clapper, Brian Wilk, “Accidental Shooting Claims Life of Corry Man During Hunt on State Game Lands,” YourErie.com (November 21, 2021).

“Teen Killed in Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze Neighborhood,” wpxi.com (November 21, 2021).

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