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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States

Tag: Child Shot with Pellet Gun

Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Tennessee December 28, 2022January 1, 2023 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2022

Drake Adams, a Claiborne County, Tennessee 3-year-old, was shot and killed by a round unintentionally fired from a pellet gun today.  Anthony Adams, the boy’s father, told sheriff’s deputies that Drake grabbed the barrel of a pellet gun sitting on the edge of a bed. Adams said he bumped the gun and is “unsure” how …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested February 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022

 Two young people, a ten-year old boy and an 18-year old girl, died in gun accidents today. The ten year-old, Charlie Patton, of Milledgeville, Georgia, died of a pellet gun wound after being accidentally shot by 17-year old Jamarius Walls, a friend of his family,.  “All the evidence and witness statements we have from the …

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  • MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025

    Woman is Accidentally Shot in the Foot

    A 21-year-old woman was accidentally shot in the foot in a home in Salinas, California. During their investigation, officers searched the residence and found a firearm without a serial number that was personally manufactured. There were eight people in the home at the time of the shooting, and police determined that a 17-year-old male relative of the victim was the owner of the gun used. The circumstances of the shooting, and the condition of the victim were not reported. The 17-year-old was arrested on weapons charges including, felon in possession of a gun and being a juvenile in possession of a gun.

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    Molly Kalwasinski, “Juvenile Arrested After a Woman is Accidentally Shot in Salinas, Police Say,” ksbw.com (August 26, 2025).

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