Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Man Killed and Boy Injured in Unintentional Shootings In Enterprise, Oregon, Emanuel “Bill” John Ziegler was killed after unintentionally shooting himself while hunting ground squirrels. He was hunting with friends on private property when the incident occurred. And in the backyard of a home in Houston, Texas, several teenagers were playing with a gun when a 15-year-old …
Store Employee Shot While Loading Groceries into Customer’s Car; Two Others Shot and Injured In Linden, Texas, a store employee was accidentally shot and killed while helping a customer load their vehicle. According to the report, Larry Lawrence, an employee of Crump Food Stores, placed a bag in the rear of a customer’s car near …
The Risk of Shooting at Pests A Hughesville, Maryland woman shot herself in the foot while aiming at a squirrel in her chicken coop. The 55-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment. Source: “Hughesville Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself While Aiming At Squirrel In Her Chicken Coop,” thebaynet.com (January 24, 2023).
In Motley, Minnesota, Jeremy Her, a 12-year old boy, was unintentionally shot and killed by his uncle while squirrel hunting on public land. He was airlifted to a local hospital but did not survive. According to a Go Fund Me page, the boy was struck in the spinal cord. Source: “12-year-old Fatally Shot by Uncle …