Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Juvenile Arrested

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022

15-year-old Darrell Hobley of Miami, Florida was arrested and charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing 17-year-old Mekhi Stevenson at a gathering of kids.  Hobley incorrectly believed that the gun was not loaded when it fired. According to the report, Hobley had pulled the gun to show it to other kids and was waving it …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At least five people died in unintended shootings in the United States today. In Charlotte, North Carolina, Demario Warren, a four-year-old, apparently found  gun in his home and accidentally shot and killed himself. Dayshawn St’Paul Warren, the boy’s father, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. “This isn’t a situation where we are asking the …

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Adult Arrested Arkansas Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Ohio Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022

In Niles Ohio, an 11-year old girl was accidentally shot at a house party.  Local police say that underage drinking and negligence factored into the incident. Three people were arrested and charged in the shooting, including two juveniles.  The victim was not drinking and “the negligence pertains to other juveniles present and the adult that …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia No Charges Filed North Dakota

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022

In Bismarck, North Dakota, 19-year-old Timothy Duran was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after shooting a 23-year old friend.  Both the victim, whose condition has not been released, and Duran told police that the shooting was an accident. They were playing with guns when one of them discharged.  In Bibb County, Georgia, a 16-year-old …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022

18-year old Tristan Kimes of Jackson, Mississippi, gave his loaded gun to a nine-year old to play with, perhaps unaware that it was loaded. Minutes later, the 9-year old shot and killed another 9-year old child — elementary school student, Lily Bracey.  Kimes is charged with tampering with evidence, possession of a stolen firearm, contributing …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death New Jersey North Carolina Texas

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Three people accidentally shot and killed others in gun accidents today. Each accident was caused by the shooter’s own negligence but was likely facilitated by faulty gun design.  Two of the incidents occurred in vehicles. In Raleigh North Carolina, Barri Rogers, 21, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Ahmad …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022

A Stone Mountain, Georgia 17-year old, Dimitri Hayes, was accidentally shot by his twin brother, Xavier, when the two were playing with a gun in their bedroom. Dimitri was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. Xavier was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.  There is no report at this …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Florida Ongoing Investigation Texas

THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022

Maria Nealy, age 34, of San Antonio, Texas, was sitting on a bed in her apartment playing with a gun according to witnesses, when the weapon discharged.  The round passed through a wall and struck and killed April Longoria, age 33, in the next room.  Longoria reportedly said “that hurt” before “bleeding out from her …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan Mississippi

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022

In Detroit, Michigan, a 13-year old playing with a gun accidentally shot and killed his 12-year old cousin, Kenyon Davis. The older boy was charged with manslaughter after the incident. “It is a sad, sad situation that could’ve been avoided if parents put away their guns,” said a neighbor. And in Rogersville, Mississippi, 20-year old …

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Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois New York No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022

At least five children were shot and injured today in various circumstances, continuing to illustrate just how dangerous guns are around American children.  Also today, four teenagers were killed in apparently intended gun violence incidents.  Without taking away from the horrific nature of intended gun violence across the United States, the focus here remains on …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022

Three more young people were unintentionally shot and killed today. In Detroit, Michigan, 14-year old Kaniyah Bryant was unintentionally shot and killed by her 13-year old boyfriend.  According to police, the two children were among a group who were passing around and playing with a stolen gun when the 13-year old shot Kaniyah.  She was …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Wisconsin

FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022

A’Kai Stilo of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, age 3, found a gun in his home and shot himself to death. A 28-year old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident. Milwaukee police said there have been 15 fatal shooting victims ages 18 and younger this year. “I am disturbed by all gun deaths in Milwaukee, …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns Ohio

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022

Brandon Vanatter and Anthony Harris of Cincinnati, Ohio were drunk and playing with Harris’s gun in Harris’s apartment when it went off today, killing Harris. Vannatter has been arrested and charged with reckless homicide. “Anytime you have a firearm and you’re using alcohol, it’s reckless behavior, not accidental behavior,” the prosecutor said. Source: “Prosecutor: Mt. …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested South Carolina

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022

 In Mount Croghan, South Carolina, a 15-year old accidentally shot and killed her 15-year old boyfriend while the two children were playing with a gun.  The girl has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.   “Looked like they were playing with a gun, handgun, and the gun went off, the safety somehow went off …

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Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022

For the second time this week, a Phoenix, Arizona teenager accidentally shot a teenage friend today.  In the latest incident, Sergio Lopez Ruiz accidentally shot his friend Brian Lujan, also 18, while the two were handling Lopez Ruiz’s gun.  Lujan died at the hospital and Lopez Ruiz has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. On …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Ongoing Investigation Texas

SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022

In Houston, Texas, 18-year old Nariah Champion was accidentally shot and killed by 17-year old Zakorion Batiste, who was playing with a gun.  The two were among a group of kids hanging out together.  Batiste has been charged with manslaughter and is being held on $50,000 bail.  According to the report, if bond is made, …

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Adult Death California Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Massachusetts Tennessee Texas Virginia

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022

 Gun accidents occurred all over the country today. In Henrico, Virginia, a 7-year old found his father’s loaded gun and shot himself.  His injuries are not considered life-threatening.  The boy’s father, Landin Lewis, Sr., was arrested and charged with allowing his son to access the gun. In Somerville, Massachusetts, a police officer shot himself while …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022

Four-month old Jaquari Jones was killed when a group of Lubbock, Texas kids were playing with a gun and it discharged. A 14-year old has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. No report on how the kids obtained the gun, though there is an ongoing investigation. Source: “Teen Arrested After Deadly Infant Shooting,”  Everything Lubbock …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alaska Alcohol and Guns Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Mississippi Pennsylvania

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2022

There were at least four more serious gun accidents today, for a total of nine in two days.  Several of the accidents occurred because the shooter wasn’t aware that the gun was loaded, making it unlikely that the weapons involved had a proper loaded chamber indicator, a common sense safety device. In North Pole, Alaska, …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Texas

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022

A Robstown, Texas man was charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed 47-year old Patricia Blanco.  The man, Arturo Gonzalez, age 50, admitted to officers that he was very drunk when his revolver “went off.” In Cumming, Georgia, a teenager was arrested on multiple charges after he shot another boy in the chest …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A Detroit, Michigan 14-year old has lost his life as the result of an incident that appears to have involved “horseplay” with a gun.  A weapon was found “near the child,” according to police.  There may have been a second person involved and police are investigating. Source: Hani Barghouthi, “Saturday Evening Shooting That May Have …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Georgia Kentucky No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022

Three children, aged 4, 7, and 11 were shot and injured or killed when they found loaded guns today.  A fourth child, age 14, was shot and killed with a ghost gun he had built. In Lexington, Kentucky, a four-year old was injured in a gun accident that police have determined was accidental. However, the …

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Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021

           A teenager was killed and a young man was seriously injured today by rounds fired from guns that were believed to be unloaded.   As always, this raises the question of why guns are manufactured without prominent loaded chamber indicators. Although safety protocols should always include checking the chamber for a  live rounds, many gun users …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Michigan No Charges Filed

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021

A 12-year-old Michigan boy was seriously injured Monday when he was accidentally shot by his 17-year old brother after  being mistaken for a deer.  Sheriff’s deputies said the older boy was hunting from a tree stand when his younger brother came into the woods to call him to dinner.  The 12-year old is in serious …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Ongoing Investigation Texas

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021

From a Facebook post made by the sheriff’s office in Nagadoches County, Texas, we learn today that two young boys were playing in a bedroom with a .380 semi-automatic pistol that had been left unattended.  The boys, one ten and the other 13, had been shooting earlier in the day under adult supervision.  When the boys …

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Adult Death Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Kentucky Texas

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021

At least two fatal gun accidents occurred today.  In Pineville, Kentucky, Kyle Garrett, a 23-year old 911 dispatcher was accidentally shot and killed while trading guns with another dispatcher.  The two men were best friends and cousins who frequently traded guns. According to local authorities, there were protocols in place to prevent non-sworn employees, including …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2021

 Three children were injured today in two separate gun accidents. A nine-year old in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was injured when a  gun accidentally discharged.  According to the report, a group of children were playing with the gun in an apartment when it discharged and struck the child in the hip.  The report does not provide …

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Adult Injury California Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Maryland Mississippi No Charges Filed Ohio Pennsylvania Utah

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021

At least 7 people unintentionally shot themselves or others with guns today in incidents across the country. In Ellisville Mississippi, a man accidentally shot himself in the hand. The Sheriff’s Department said that the incident occurred in a community residence. A Temple Hills, Maryland 16-year old is hospitalized after shooting himself accidentally at the local …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Tennessee

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In Memphis, Tennessee, two teenagers have been charged with crimes after a third teenager was unintentionally shot to death.  None of the children have been identified. The report suggests that a 16-year old boy and girl were hanging out with a 17-year old.  The 16-year old boy apparently produced  a gun and provided it to …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Texas

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

Negligence with guns appears to have been the cause of at least two deaths today.  In both incidents, the shooter is likely to be prosecuted. In Thibodaux, Louisiana, a teenager was shot and killed when he and a friend were playing with a handgun.  An unidentified 15-year old is charged with negligent homicide. And in …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021

In Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the accidental shooting death of Jeffrey Sutton II,  the 15-year old son of Jackson’s fire chief. He was shot in the lower extremities.  No other details are available at this time.  According to the report, Sutton was the second child of a Jackson firefighter to die of a gunshot …

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Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Maryland No Charges Filed Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021

At least three toddlers and two teenagers were injured in gun accidents today.  The reported details of most of the incidents are limited or murky.  In Birmingham, Alabama, a two-year old apparently shot himself inside a vehicle at a gas station.  The news story implies that the child found a gun in the car, perhaps …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Colorado New York Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021

Six women and a toddler were struck by stray bullets in four incidents today.  Although the shooters may have had violent intent, all of the women struck were not intended targets. In Aurora, Colorado, numerous shots were fired by two or more shooters outside an apartment complex.  Two of the rounds passed into the building.  …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Ohio

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021

In Youngstown, Ohio this afternoon, two teenagers were playing with a gun when one of them was shot and killed. Malik Stewart, the victim, was 16-years old. His friend, also 16, was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and tampering with evidence, both third-degree felonies. Fifty people have been shot in Youngstown so far this …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Connecticut Georgia Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021

In Americus, Georgia, a 16-year old boy was listed in critical condition after being accidentally shot.  He and a group of boys were horsing around with a gun on the back deck of a local home.  One of the boys, Jordan Hamilton, age 17, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct. In Waterbury, Connecticut, a …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Georgia Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021

Three children were seriously injured in separate gun accidents today, one in Florida, one in Tennessee and one in Georgia.  A 14-year old boy in Miami, Florida was preparing to start working out with his father in the family garage.  When he went to move his father’s gun, it went off.  The boy was airlifted …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021

Two teenagers and a child were injured and hospitalized in separate gun accidents today.  A 35-year old man and a 32-year old woman were also hospitalized after a fourth accident. In yet another unintentional shooting in central Ohio, an 18-year old who was playing with a gun was rushed to the hospital with life threatening …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Tennessee

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021

Kevin Niyibizi, an Antioch, Tennessee 16-year old was accidentally shot and killed by a 17-year old friend, Eric Ishimwe.  Niyibizi had brought a gun to his friend’s home that the two were playing with. Ishimwe told police that “he and Niyibizi were both handling and playing with a gun that Niyibizi brought into the home …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Georgia

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Elijah Farral, a 20-year old Columbus, Georgia man and two friends were playing with a loaded handgun when he accidentally pulled the trigger according to police testimony. He accidentally shot and killed Sara Holtrop, age 18, who was sleeping nearby on a couch.  Farral has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. “Sara was an extremely sweet …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Two children found guns and injured other children today, once again in Texas and Ohio.  In Houston, Texas, a boy described as 6- or 7-years old, found a loaded gun and shot his five-year old sister in the leg.    She was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Several family members were home at the time of …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Florida North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021

At least three children were accidentally shot and injured today.  They were aged 14, 15, and 7.  The incidents occurred in states that have been regular sites of gun accidents involving children: Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. The most fully reported of the accidents was in Jacksonville, Florida.  Ayva Guthrie, age 14,was accidentally shot by …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Connecticut Florida Georgia Ongoing Investigation Washington, DC

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020

On the 8th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, at least four children were killed or injured in gun accidents. Three of the incidents involved guns that were found by the children themselves or by other children. The fourth involved a child who was hit by a stray bullet while walking on the …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns California Child Death (18 and Under) Kentucky

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020

Two young people were accidentally shot and killed by friends today while playing with guns. 18-year old Armani Hall of Louisville, Kentucky was shot and killed by her 21-year old friend Adrianna King. King admitted that she had been playing with the gun.  She was arrested and charged with one count of reckless homicide. In …

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Adult Arrested California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Ohio Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020

At least three children were victims of gun accidents today; two were killed and one was wounded.  The accidents occurred in Georgia, California and Ohio. Five-year old Jada Willingham was killed in Lithonia, Georgia after being shot by another child who found a gun in her home.  Police arrested 35-year old Chad Brooks, Sr. whose …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Indiana No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Four teenagers were accidentally shot today in separate incidents.  Three of the teens shot themselves.  Two of the incidents, though unrelated, occurred at the same apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, just blocks away from where another teen had been accidentally shot last week.  In Augusta, Georgia, a 14-year old boy shot himself in the hip …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Utah

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In Kearns, Utah, 16-year old Roman Karpunin was accidentally shot and killed by his 18-year old friend Kaden Christiansen.  Christiansen was arrested and charged with a single count of manslaughter.  According to the arrest report, “Christiansen told police he was ‘mimicking being a police officer and arresting’ the 16-year-old when he pulled the trigger, thinking …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020

Jo-Jo Flores, a 14-year old Corpus Christi, Texas middle school student was accidentally killed in yet another incident in which teenagers were playing with a gun.  17-year old Ivan Farias was later arrested, imprisoned and charged with manslaughter.    “It looks like it was an unfortunate accident between a couple of males, possibly playing with …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Michigan Ohio

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Two deaths today occurred when guns were unintentionally fired by young boys.  In both cases an older boy accidentally killed a younger child. Both of the shooters are being prosecuted. In a third incident, two boys were injured after shooting themselves with a gun they found in a car.  In Canton, Ohio an 11-year old …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

13-year old DeAdrian Walker of San Antonio, Texas died when a handgun he was playing with accidentally fired and hit him in the chest.  The gun may have been stolen.  Several other teenagers who were with DeAdrian at at the time of the gun accident are cooperating with an ongoing investigation. In Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-year …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020

Continuing a string of horrific accidents involving Indiana children, a 9-year old South Bend boy was shot today, apparently by his older brother.  Tre’von Barnett and a group of neighborhood kids were playing with a gun which went off.  Responding police found Tre’von dead in the yard.  Investigators are attempting to figure out how the …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Mississippi Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

Two children unintentionally shot and killed others while playing with guns today.  Each gun accident involves two shattered lives.  In Biloxi, Mississippi, a “deceased male … under the age of 18” was “hanging out at an apartment” with friends when a 13-year old,  Jayden Kyshun Frazier, started showing off a gun and pointing it at …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Maryland Ongoing Investigation Uncategorized

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020

In Indian Head, Maryland, police are investigating a gun accident in which a 12-year old boy was accidentally killed.  He and a 13-year old relative were playing with a gun in a bedroom when the gun “discharged.”    It is unclear how the boys came into possession of the gun. “This is such a tragic situation …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Wyoming

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020

A Laramie, Wyoming 14-year old has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after an incident in which he killed a 13-year old.  Although the details remain murky, comments on the Laramie police department’s Facebook page by relatives and others suggest that the children were playing with a gun while drinking in the park.  It is …

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