Jacoby Smoots

In Mobile, Alabama, Jacoby Smoots was charged with first degree assault after shooting his teenage brother in the shoulder in what police called “a prank gone wrong.” According to the report, Smoots found his brother asleep in a car that he was supposed to be repairing. He pointed his gun at his brother’s chest in …

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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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