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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan May 28, 2022May 30, 2022 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022

Gabriel Hojnacki of Grand Rapids, Michigan, age 13, was playing with a gun with a friend when he was accidentally shot and killed. According to his family, “Gabe loved fishing, biking and his five siblings.” The boy who fired the gun was taken into custody. George Gross, the grandfather of the alleged shooter said “it …

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  • TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021

    A 14-year old Jacksonville, Florida boy was arrested and charged with negligence after a 6-year old found a gun in a bedroom of his home and accidentally killed himself.  Police said the 14-year-old is accused of improperly storing the gun because he had had possession of the weapon earlier that day.

    The child,  6-year old Danny Waye III, was “a precious little boy, full of life,” according to a family friend.  His grandmother called the shooting a “freak accident.”  She was apparently asleep in the home at the time of the accident.

    “One of the things that we always cover is the importance of safe storage,” a local gun advocate said. “Florida Law requires that if you have reason to believe that children might gain access to a firearm in your home, that you have to store it in some way where a reasonable person would not expect a child to gain access.”

    Reports do not explain how the 14-year old had access to the gun. Nor do they explain why a manufacturer would design a gun without safety features, such as an external manual safety or an integrated gun lock, that would prevent a 6-year old from shooting it. 

    Sources:

    Ashley Harding, Brittany Muller, Brie Isom, “14-year-old Charged with Negligence in Fatal Shooting of 6-year-old Boy,” News4Jax (June 16, 2021).

    Dan Scanlan, “JSO: Jacksonville Boy, 6, Accidentally Shoots Himself; Teen Charged with Culpable Negligence in his Death,” The Florida Times Union (June 16, 2021).

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