Willie Thomas Hairston

In Rockingham County, North Carolina, a man was arrested today for lying to investigators about a gun accident that happened on June 12, 2020. The man, Willie Thomas Hairston III, claimed that he was shot in a drive-by, when, in actuality, he had accidentally shot himself in the leg in a grocery store parking lot. …

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TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021

Once again, the focus today is on the rash of gun violence affecting American children. Three toddlers were shot in apparent gun accidents today. At least ten teenagers were also killed or injured in eight shootings across the country.

Two four-year olds and a three-year old were involved in gun accidents that were barely covered in various media sources. A Detroit, Michigan four-year old found an unsecured gun and shot herself in her home. She is expected to recover.

In Saginaw, Michigan a four-year old was also shot inside his home. His condition is not known. The report indicates that the boy was the third child injured in a gun accident in Saginaw (a city of under 50,000 people) since the beginning of July, 2021.

The three-year old was injured in Ledyard, Connecticut. A preliminary investigation indicates that the boy was shot in the hand with his father’s gun. It is unclear if the boy or his father accidentally pulled the trigger.

A teenage boy was shot to death in Louisville, Kentucky. The report indicates that two teenage girls had been shot and killed in the same Louisville neighborhood earlier this week.

The other gun violence affecting teenagers occurred in Sandy, Utah (affecting two teens), Kalamazoo, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (two teens), Chicago, Illinois, Rochester, New York, Troy, Alabama, and St. Louis, Missouri. There is no report of anyone in custody in connection with any of these incidents.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020