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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States

Tag: Shooting while purportedly defending personal property

Adult Injury Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation March 5, 2024March 11, 2024 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024

Man Accidentally Shot in the Ear While Leaving the Scene of a Robbery Benjamin Epperly was shot in the ear as he tried to drive away in his car with items he stole from a Tulsa, Oklahoma store. Store employees, and the owner who had a gun, tried to detain him when the owner’s gun …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Indiana Ongoing Investigation January 3, 2023January 9, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023

For the second day in a row, unintentional gun violence killed an Indianapolis, Indiana teenager. In today’s incident, Michael Mason, Jr., a 16-year old, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local mall when he and a friend mistakenly approached a white Chevy Impala that was identical to his own.  When Mason …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Illinois No Charges Filed July 31, 2022August 5, 2022 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022

A 13-year-old boy was shot after he and at least three other people tried to break into a parked car in Chicago Illinois. The car’s owner, a woman with a concealed carry license, confronted the boys and shot the 13-year old boy in the neck. He is in fair condition at the hospital. Source: “16-year-old …

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  • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023

    Six-year-old Shoots Grandmother From Backseat of Car

    In North Port, Florida, a six-year-old girl found a loaded gun in the backseat of a car and used it to accidentally shoot her grandmother who was driving when the incident occurred. The child took the weapon from a holster that was in a pocket on the back of the driver’s seat, underneath a seat cover. The girl shot through the seat and the round struck her 57-year-old grandmother in the lower back.

    “This is an unfortunate example of the importance of gun safety. Please take appropriate measures to make sure children cannot access firearms. This could have been much worse, not only for the grandmother, but for the child. Thankfully, it appears that everyone is going to be okay,” said the North Port Police Chief in a press release.

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    Joey Pelligrino, “Woman Accidentally Shot by 6-year-old-granddaughter While Driving in North Port,” winknews.com (February 17, 2023).

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