Willie Hall Lack

High School Athlete is Killed and Man is Injured in Separate Unintentional Shootings High school basketball player, Johnnie McClendon, 14, was unintentionally shot and killed in the home he shared with his grandmother in Charlotte, North Carolina. He had just returned from attending his younger brother’s birthday party. Family members said that 19-year-old Myhijee Major, …

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022

Stayvia Hood

Eric Joseph Adams of D’Iberville Mississippi called police after his rifle discharged “unexpectedly” while he was putting it away. The round tore through the door of a neighboring apartment and struck and killed Stayvia Leone Hood, age 23. Adams was arrested and charged with manslaughter.

“It’s just horrible, just horrible,” the local police chief said.

Also today, Larry Gonzalez, a 13-year old Dallas, Texas boy was charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed his 13-year old friend. According to family members, the boy’s friend, Isaac Rodriguez, was like a “member of the family.” According to police, Gonzalez did not know the gun was loaded.

Police have not said whether anyone will face charges for allowing the boys access to the gun.

Source:

Margaret Baker, “Coast Man Arrested in Neighbor’s Killing Said Rifle ‘Unexpectedly Discharged,’ Police Say,” SunHerald (June 16, 2022).

“Dallas 13-year-old Charged with Manslaughter in Shooting Death of his 15-year-old Friend,” fox4news.com (June 17, 2022).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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