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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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  • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023

    Two More Teenagers Killed in Gun Accidents

    For the second day in a row, two teenagers died in preventable gun accidents.

    In New Orleans, Louisiana, 15-year-old Tyler Ellis was accidentally shot in his home by another 15-year-old. Less than three weeks ago, Kennedi Belton, a classmate of Ellis’s, was also killed in a preventable gun accident during a sleepover at the home of  a friend.

    After Ellis was killed, New Orleans police emphasized the importance of gun locks for all guns stored in the home. “This is a basic cable lock and it’s just strung through the weapon,” said a police Sergeant as she held up a lock. “It keeps the weapon from accidentally going off, getting into the wrong hands as well.”

    In Dalhart, Texas, Preston Ralston, another 15-year-old, was accidentally killed under circumstances that have not been reported in light of an ongoing investigation. The deadly incident occurred in a vehicle parked near Ralston’s High School. 

    School administrators and local police jointly issued a statement that said, in part, “[a]t no time was there an active shooter situation. At the request of law enforcement for the safety of our faculty and students, DISD went into a lockdown while law enforcement agencies were investigating the situation."  Preston’s family said “[w]e want everyone to know this was an accident. We want those involved to know, that we know this was an accident.”

    Sources:

    Mike McDaniel, “NOPD Advocates Stronger Safety Practices in Wake of 15-year-old's Death,” wwltv.com (February 15, 2023).

    “Dalhart Officials Release Student's Name, More Info on Accidental Shooting,” Amarillo Globe News (February 14, 2023).

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