Gunfire into Home

Adult Arrested Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Louisiana Ongoing Investigation December 1, 2024December 12, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2024

Two Killed, One Injured in Gun Accidents A three-year-old boy shot himself in the leg in an apartment in Birmingham, Alabama. Family members initially said that the shots came from outside the apartment, but police determined that the boy’s non-life-threatening injuries were self-inflicted. So far no one has been charged. In Lake Charles, Louisiana, 66-year-old Cristina …

Adult Death Illinois Ongoing Investigation September 23, 2024September 29, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Man Sitting in Living Room Killed by Stray Bullet A stray bullet from gunfire outside a Chicago, Illinois home, fatally struck a 59-year-old man in the torso as he sat in his living room. Little information has been reported, and so far no one has been charged in this ongoing investigation. Source: Jo Marquez, “Chicago Man …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Missouri New Jersey Ongoing Investigation August 26, 2024September 18, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024

Two People Injured in Gun Accidents In Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, a 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injures after he unintentionally shot himself in the leg. He got rid of the gun before calling authorities, and is not cooperating with the investigation. And in Gloucester City, New Jersey, 67-year-old Deborah Strang was …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Indiana Ongoing Investigation Virginia April 30, 2024May 4, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024

Two People Injured in Accidental Shootings A woman was struck in the stomach by a bullet that came through her kitchen wall in Stafford, Virginia. Her neighbor, Derek Avery-Craft, admitted to officers that he had pulled the trigger of a handgun that had a round in the chamber. The bullet traveled through his garage, across the …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury New Jersey April 5, 2024April 9, 2024 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024

Female University Student Wounded by Stray Bullet In New Brunswick, New Jersey, two university students were injured when a fight on a sidewalk escalated into gunfire that struck at least two apartments and a restaurant. One of the victims was a woman, who was inside her home when she was hit by a stray bullet. …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Ongoing Investigation March 8, 2024March 12, 2024 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024

Gunfire Outside Home Kills 3-year-old Sitting on Sofa Three-year-old Kyron Zarco was shot and killed, and his 9-year-old brother was injured, while they sat on a sofa in their home in Athens, Georgia. Kyron, called “Baby Dro,” was shot in the chest, and his brother’s leg was grazed by a bullet, in what police believe …

Adult Injury Minnesota No Charges Filed North Carolina Ongoing Investigation February 24, 2024February 29, 2024 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Gunshots Unintentionally Wound Two In Decoria Township, Minnesota, a man reported that a bullet had entered his home through an exterior wall. He was struck by a bullet fragment while in bed, but had no significant injuries. Police say that the probable origin of the gunshot was 3,000 feet away where several shell casings and …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation Virginia February 13, 2024February 17, 2024 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024

8-year-old Boy in Coma After Being Struck by Stray Bullet Eight-year-old Landyn Davis was playing video games in his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, when a stray bullet came through the front of the house and struck him in the head. He was taken to the hospital and placed in a medically induced coma. Police …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Alabama Georgia Illinois Ongoing Investigation Tennessee January 5, 2024January 17, 2024 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024

One Dead, Three Injured in Unintentional Shootings Today In Atlanta, Georgia, a passenger in the rear seat of a vehicle accidentally discharged a gun fatally striking a 19-year-old in the back. The victim was in the vehicle with two other people and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The person handling the gun was charged …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Illinois Missouri Ongoing Investigation January 4, 2024January 17, 2024 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

Boy Injured by Stray Bullet; Man Injured After Unintentionally Shooting Himself An 11-year-old boy was inside a residence in Chicago, Illinois, when he was struck in the leg by a stray bullet. The bullet came from a shooting on the next block that critically wounded a 24-year-old man. The boy was taken to the hospital …

Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Florida Louisiana Michigan Missouri No Charges Filed Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas January 1, 2024January 5, 2024 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024

Celebratory Gunfire Injures At Least Eleven Many people were injured by celebratory gunfire on this New Year’s Day. During a small gathering of friends and their children, an 8-year-old boy in Missouri City, Texas, was grazed by a bullet from celebratory gunfire that came through one of the home’s living room windows. The boy was …

Child Death (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation Tennessee December 31, 2023January 4, 2024 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023

Toddler Dies in Celebratory Gunfire Incident on New Year’s Eve Brayden Smith, a 3-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, died after being struck by a stray bullet from what police believe was celebratory gunfire. The boy was at home with his family celebrating New Year’s Eve, when he was struck in the head by a bullet that …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) New York North Carolina Ongoing Investigation November 28, 2023December 2, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Innocent Bystanders Injured in Separate Shootings A 10-year-old girl inside a Goldsboro, North Carolina home, was struck by a stray bullet from gunfire outside. She was taken to the hospital in serious condition but is recovering. There were 10 bullet holes on the exterior of the home, but police don’t believe this was a targeted …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Oregon Tennessee September 29, 2023October 3, 2023 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Three Injured in Accidental Shootings, Including Two Children A 4-year-old in Raleigh, Tennessee, found his uncle’s loaded gun and shot himself. Police were told that the gun was a .45 caliber Glock 36 handgun owned by the boy’s uncle 22-year-old Bryant Vann. In Vann’s bedroom where the shooting took place, officers didn’t find .45 caliber …

Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Minnesota Missouri No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation August 15, 2023August 18, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023

More Unintended Gun Deaths and Injuries to Children Jacari Brown of Chicago, Illinois, age eight, was visiting a neighbor when he and another boy found a gun. The gun went off, struck Jacari in the chest, and he was killed. No other injuries were reported and there is an ongoing investigation. In Kennett, Missouri, a …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Connecticut Illinois Louisiana Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Virginia May 14, 2023May 19, 2023 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2023

Nine-year-old Girl Killed by Unsecured Gun and Eight Others Wounded in Unintentional Shootings In Memphis, Tennessee, a 7-year-old boy found a gun in a car’s glove box and accidentally shot his 9-year-old sister, killing her. The gun belonged to James Bowen Jr., his mother’s boyfriend. Bowen is facing multiple charges after allegedly leaving his gun …

Child Injury (18 and Under) New York Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania November 26, 2022November 29, 2022 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Two eleven-year-old girls were struck and injured by random gunfire today in separate incidents. In Pittston, Pennsylvania, an unidentified girl is in critical condition after being struck in the shoulder by a bullet that passed into the clubhouse of her apartment complex. The round was fired in a bathroom at the complex and passed through …

Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Illinois October 26, 2022October 29, 2022 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2022

Seven-year-old Akeem Briscoe of Chicago, Illinois was killed by a stray bullet today when a gang fight erupted in the alley outside his home. Akeem, a second grader, is the 12th child, age 13 or younger, to be killed in Chicago this year, and his death comes just days after an 8-year-old Chicago boy was …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia July 18, 2022July 22, 2022 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022

In Cochran Georgia, two young children were the unintended victims of gun violence today. According to law enforcement, bullets fired at a local housing complex struck and killed two-year-old Yasir Satterwhite and injured four-year-old Tamir Satterwhite. The older boy is in stable condition at the hospital after surgery. Authorities “feel confident” that the two …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Mississippi Missouri Ongoing Investigation June 13, 2022June 16, 2022 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022

Four people were injured today, including three children, by shots fired indiscriminately into their homes from the street. All were presumably innocent bystanders. In Meridian, Mississippi, an elderly woman and a five-year old child were victims of a drive-by shooting in which rounds passed into their home. Police are investigating. Both are expected to survive. …

Adult Injury Illinois No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Wisconsin November 19, 2021November 21, 2021 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Police reported accidental shootings today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, two American cities already notably suffering from the ongoing pandemic of gun violence. In Milwaukee, a 69-year old woman was struck by a random round fired outside her home. Her suffered serious injuries, but is in stable condition at the hospital according to a …

Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Missouri Ohio Ongoing Investigation August 9, 2021August 11, 2021 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021

Four children were injured today in three incidents in which bullets fired outdoors entered their homes. It appears that the children were all innocent bystanders to gun violence. In Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a 13-year old from Wisconsin was struck and killed while standing inside the home where he was visiting. It is unclear why shots …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation Tennessee July 12, 2021July 14, 2021 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021

Two Tennessee children were unintentional victims of gun violence today; an 11-year old was killed and a 5-year old was injured in separate incidents. In Memphis, Tennessee, a single gunshot inside an apartment complex struck and killed an 11-year old, according to neighbors. Police are investigating. “It’s overwhelming, overwhelming, you know what I’m saying,” said …

Child Death (18 and Under) Indiana Ongoing Investigation May 20, 2021May 22, 2021 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021

Day’Shawn Bills, a 12-year old Indianapolis, Indiana boy playing Fortnite was shot and killed today when a bullet passed through a window into his grandmother’s house. The police suspect a drive-by, but have no information about who fired shots or about the intended victim. “I mean it’s just silly for someone to shoot inside a …

Adult Death Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas February 28, 2021March 3, 2021 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021

An 88-year old woman was killed and a three-year old child was seriously injured in separate gun accidents today. In Warren, Ohio, 88-year old Ruth Lewis was planning a funeral with family members when someone shot through a window and killed her. “This was a senseless death caused by a random bullet. Obviously, she wasn’t …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Ohio February 18, 2021February 21, 2021 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In Beaver Township, Ohio, police charged a hunter with “discharging a firearm near a protected premises” after a round he fired hit a man inside his home. According to the report, hunter Kasen Smith fired at a deer on protected land. The bullet passed through the wall of a nearby home and struck a man’s …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Juvenile Arrested Wisconsin February 13, 2021February 15, 2021 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021

An 8-year old boy was accidentally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today inside his home by a bullet fired outside. The report does not include information about the boy’s condition. A 16-year old was later arrested for firing indiscriminately into the home. “If children and women in our city are not safe, nobody is safe,” said …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia Kentucky Ongoing Investigation December 21, 2020December 24, 2020 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020

Three young girls were struck by bullets and injured in unrelated incidents today. Two children were shot in their homes. A third was in a car when she was struck. In each case, it is clear the child was not the intended target of gun violence. No suspects are in custody. In the first incident, …

Adult Injury Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Ongoing Investigation Texas August 30, 2020September 1, 2020 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020

During a police action in Taft, Texas, a woman was accidentally shot by police. She was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. According to the report, an identified man pointed a gun at police and then retreated into a home. The woman was injured when police then fired into the home. When …

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