Mathew Combs

In Lincolnton, North Carolina, 18-year old Mathew Combs was arrested and charged with second degree murder after the shooting death of 13-year old Gabriel Teems. Teems was shot in the living room of his home and died at the scene. Surprisingly, Teems’ brothers rallied around Combs, a close family friend. They say the shooting was …

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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023

Boy is Killed with Stolen Gun and Man is Injured after Friend Accidentally Shoots Him

In Troy, Alabama, Jaquez Mirkel Wynn, 12, was accidentally shot and killed with a gun that was stolen from a vehicle the day before. Three teens have been charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle and one of them, a 15-year-old, has also been charged with reckless murder. All three are being held at a juvenile detention facility awaiting court hearings. A lieutenant with the police department said, “[t]hese kids were all familiar with each other, and they were just there hanging out.”

And in another case of “negligent handling of a firearm,” a 20-year-old man in Abilene, Texas was taken to the hospital after being accidentally shot by a friend. The friend fled the scene and has not been located, and there is no additional information at this time.

Sources:

“12-year-old Boy Shot and Killed in Alabama,” wtok.com (May 31, 2023).

Sarah Burns, “20-year-old Shot by Friend Who was Negligently Handling Firearm,” ktxs.com (May 30, 2023).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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