Tag: possession of a handgun by a juvenile

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Juvenile Arrested Kentucky Ongoing Investigation Texas by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Four People Wounded in Gun Accidents In their home in Corpus Cristi, Texas, a 17-year-old boy accidentally shot his twin brother with a shotgun, sending him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators found three firearms in the home, one that was reported stolen. No charges have been filed at the time. A juvenile unintentionally shot themself …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation Tennessee by Jo Ellen Ackerman

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Three Unintentional Shootings Result in One Person Dead, Two Others Injured, Including a Three-year-old Boy  In Nashville, Tennessee, Bentley Delancy, age 15, and a 16-year-old were playing with a semi-automatic pistol when it unintentionally discharged, striking Delancy in the neck. He died later at the hospital. The pistol belonged to an 18-year-old, and police are trying to …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation South Carolina Virginia by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

Two-year-old Shoots Mother’s Boyfriend, and Teen Accidentally Shoots Younger Cousin A two-year-old in a home in Petersburg, Virginia, shot their mother’s boyfriend with a handgun the man had placed on a chair near the child. The man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition from a single gunshot wound.  Also, in Port Royal, South …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Ongoing Investigation by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024

Unintentional Shootings Wound Two People In Chicago, Illinois, a 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being unintentionally shot by an 18-year-old relative. The boy had multiple gunshot wounds, including to his chest, and was later upgraded to stable condition. According to police, the 18-year-old was “playing with a gun that …

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