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Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Alabama California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Indiana Juvenile Arrested Massachusetts No Charges Filed Ohio Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Tennessee Wisconsin May 12, 2023May 18, 2023 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023

Five Dead and Seven Injured in Unintended Shootings In Indianapolis, Indiana, 5-year-old Hakiem Scott apparently shot himself with an unsecured 9mm gun he found in his home. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but died shortly after. His father, 25-year-old Jahbar Scott, was arrested on an allegation of neglect of a dependent …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation South Carolina February 12, 2023February 17, 2023 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Two Teenagers Killed in Gun Accidents When a 14-year-old and his 13-year-old cousin visited the home of their assistant basketball coach, they apparently found a loaded and unsecured gun. Zakius Joshua Davis, the 14-year-old, of Gaffney, South Carolina, accidentally shot and killed himself. The coach, who is a teacher in the local school district, may …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Juvenile Arrested November 29, 2022December 2, 2022 by Gary Klein

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 …

Child Death (18 and Under) Juvenile Arrested Nebraska March 16, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022

Blake Miller, age 18, was charged today in connection with a March 12 unintended gun violence incident that allegedly occurred while Miller was showing his family’s .22 caliber rifle to his friends. The boys had had a few beers at the time of the incident. According to the report, Miller, of Omaha, Nebraska, pointed the …

Adult Death Georgia No Charges Filed December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021

Florida A&M University baseball player Dalton Harrell, age 21, was accidentally shot in the chest and killed today in Bainbridge, Georgia. He was with friends in the parking lot of the local country club when a rifle discharged in what authorities called a “freak accident.” After investigation, no arrests were made. The circumstances of the …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) New York North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania June 28, 2021June 30, 2021 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021

Four kids were killed or injured as innocent bystanders to other people’s violence in three incidents today. In Statesville, North Carolina, an eight-year old girl was killed and a nine-year old boy was injured when a gunman pulled up at their home in a car and started shooting. The children happened to be caught outside. …

Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Maryland Ongoing Investigation Texas December 25, 2020December 27, 2020 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020

Two teenagers were shot and killed in gun accidents on Christmas day. In Indian Head, Maryland, 17-year old Edwin Roberto Rivera Juarez was accidentally shot in the upper body by a 13-year old relative who was handling a firearm. The victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police are investigating how …

Adult Death Alabama Ongoing Investigation August 13, 2020August 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020

Allen Merrick, a freshman linebacker at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was killed in a gun accident today in Gadsden, Alabama. Little information is available other than a Gadsden police statement that the shooting was accidental. Merrick was just 19. Merrick was a standout athlete at Gadsden High School. He played in the Alabama-Mississippi …

Adult Death No Charges Filed Virginia March 2, 2020August 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Ashley James, a 19-year old who recently starred on the Green Run High School basketball team in Chesapeake, Virginia, was shot and killed today in an accidental shooting. He and another teen were handling a gun when it went off. James received emergency care, but died from his wound. No further information about the nature …

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