16-year-old Shot and Killed Entering His Home Mistaken for an intruder, 16-year-old Daquavius Royalston, was shot and killed as he entered his own home in Atlanta, Georgia. Police are looking for the shooter who remains at large. He was identified as Quinterrious Kyson Turner, the significant other of the boy’s mother. Turner lived in the …
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025
Four People Killed in Deadly Gun Accidents Few details were reported in the shooting death of a four-year-old in Springfield, Missouri. Police determined that the child found an unsecured gun and fatally shot himself. Six-year-old Cyprien Argueta Romero, was pronounced dead at the hospital from a gunshot wound in Nashville, Tennessee. Inconsistencies in the account from his parents, 37-year-old Fredy Martinez and 28-year-old …
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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
Two Children Killed, Officer Injured, in Unintentional Shootings Today Inside a home in San Antonio, Texas, eight-year-old Daniel Casares was fatally shot in the neck by his 13-year-old brother. At the time of the shooting, multiple children were in the home with no supervising adult present. The teenager has been charged with manslaughter. A 17-year-old girl was …
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025
Roommate Injured After Being Mistaken for Intruder In Tallahassee, Florida, two roommates shot at each other in the mistaken belief that each was an intruder. One man was injured and taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. “This remains an open and active investigation, and no arrest have been made at this time,” said a …
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025
Three People Killed in Unintentional Shootings In Cuthbert, Georgia, 16-year-old Tyrae Campbell was killed in an accidental shooting that also injured a second, unnamed person. According to Tyrae’s mother, the 19-year-old charged in the shooting, Kyle Gilbert, was her son’s best friend. Gilbert was charged with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of reckless conduct. Though Gilbert’s father …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025
Gun Accidents Injure Four People Two people sitting on a couch, watching television in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were injured when one of them retrieved a gun from a bag and the gun unintentionally fired. He was hit in the left hand and the other person was hit in the arm and knee. They were taken to …
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022
In Donaldsville, Louisiana, Perry Smith, age 33, shot and killed Trevon Henderson, age 21, who he mistakenly believed was an intruder in his home. A sheriff’s spokesman, said the shooting was a “really unfortunate case of mistaken identity.” Smith was arrested and charged with negligent homicide, among other crimes. Source: David J. Mitchell, “Man Accused …
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021
In Idaho Falls, Idaho, a police officer mistook a man with a gun at a housing complex for a wanted suspect with a gun. The officer shot and killed the wrong man. Although details of the accident are unclear, the officer involved was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation. “The truth that we …