April 16, 2013 edition
Salina, Kan. -- A 7-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself about 5:45 p.m. Friday while firing a 9mm handgun with his father and brother.
Brooklyn, N.Y. -- A 43-year-old police officer shot and killed her 33-year-old boyfriend and 1-year old baby boy before using the gun to kill herself.
Cleveland, Ohio -- A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot and a 21-year-old man was shot and wounded about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. The two were walking to a store when someone opened fire on them. The woman was struck in the head and back; the man was struck in the calf. The man was treated at a local hospital and released.
Cleveland, Ohio -- A 26-year-old was fatally shot in the head about 8:45 p.m. Sunday. A witness heard a gunshot and then saw the man get pushed out of a car.
Aliquippa, Penn. -- A 25-year-old woman was shot and killed in a home early Sunday morning. Police said there were signs of forced entry. They have arrested a 27-year-old man. The woman is the mother of two of the man’s children.
Dolton, Ill. -- A 27-year-old man was found fatally shot at his home about 8:50 p.m. Sunday.
Hamilton, Ohio -- A store owner working in a back room saw a masked gunman in the front of the store pointing a weapon at his wife. When the store owner came out of the back room, the gunman shot at him and missed. The store owner then returned fire and killed the 26-year-old robber.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A 42-year-old man was found fatally shot on a street about 4 a.m. yesterday.
North Little Rock, Ark. -- A 49-year-old man was found fatally shot at a home about 1 a.m. yesterday.
Gallatin, Tenn. -- A 23-year-old man was found fatally shot in the head outside an apartment building about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Montgomery, Ala. -- A 31-year-old man was found fatally shot in a parking lot Sunday morning about 3:00 a.m.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 34-year-old man was fatally shot in a building around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The man was found lying on his back with at least eight gunshot wounds to his face, head, chest, and upper torso.
Mission, Kan. -- A 14-year-old teenager shot a 6-year-old child at a doctor's office about 11 a.m. today. The teen fled on foot from the scene. Police are not saying if two were related or if the shooting was intentional or accidental. The victim was in serious condition.
Temple, Tex. -- A male student believed to be 15-years-old shot himself outside his high school near an athletic complex about 8:30 a.m. today. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the neck while arguing with someone outside a home about 10 p.m. Sunday. The victim was reported in serious condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Around 3 a.m. Monday, two men in their 20s were each shot in the leg. One of the men had wounds reported as serious; the other suffered a minor wound.
Chicago, Ill. -- About 10:15 p.m. Sunday, a 24-year-old man was outside talking with his 23-year-old girlfriend when a gunman approached and shot the man two or three times in the right leg. The victim’s condition was reported as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 31-year-old man was shot in the chest around 2:40 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the arm about 6 p.m. yesterday.
He was listed in good condition.
Gallatin, Tenn. -- A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times while riding his bike about 11:30 p.m. last night. His injuries were considered non life-threatening. The victim told police the name of the shooter, a 31-year-old man.
Charlotte, N.C. -- A man was shot while on a street this afternoon. His injuries were considered life-threatening.
Atlanta, Ga. -- A man showed up at a hospital last night with a gunshot wound. No word on his condition.
Trenton, N.J. -- A man was shot in a home during an apparent home invasion by three intruders wearing masks about 3 p.m. today. No word on the victim’s condition.
Paterson, N.J. -- Someone was shot in the ankle following an altercation between two groups about 4 p.m. yesterday.
Newark, N.J. -- A 19-year-old man was found shot on a street about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Newark, N.J. -- A 36-year-old man was found shot on a street about 8:15 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Stillwater, Minn. -- A certified gun instructor, a 76-year-old man, accidentally fired a handgun before a class in a school cafeteria about 6:10 p.m. last Thursday. He thought the gun was empty. The bullet struck a wall and none of the eight students and parents waiting for class to start were injured in the incident.
Today’s sources: Akron Beacon Journal, Arkansasmatters.com, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, KCTV-TV Kansas City, Minneapolis Star Tribune, New York Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Star-Ledger, WSOC-TV Charlotte, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSFA-TV Montgomery
Addendum for April 16, 2013
The U.S. Senate will begin debating gun-control legislation this week. Now is the time to let your elected representatives in Washington know that you support common sense gun control legislation that can help reduce this daily carnage. Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.
www.contactingthecongress.org
April 15, 2013 edition
No report filed
April 14, 2013 edition
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A 13-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed by another child inside a home about 3 p.m. yesterday. Four other children -- ages 11, 10, 9, and 1-month-old -- all believed to be related, were in the home at the time. The gun belonged to the homeowner. Police said there was no adult supervision in the house at the time of the shooting.
Orlando, Fla. -- A man is dead after he accidentally shot himself in the head at a gun range about noon on Friday.
Cherokee Indian Reservation, Jackson County, N.C. -- A woman was shot and killed, reportedly accidentally, about 11:30 a.m. Friday. A man who reported the shooting was hospitalized for a possible overdose. Police are investigating.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 28-year-old man was fatally shot in the back about 1 p.m. yesterday.
Boring, Ore. -- Police say someone was shot and killed in a hunting accident about 7:45 p.m. yesterday.
West Harris County, Tex. -- An male employee at a seafood restaurant was found fatally shot in the back-kitchen area of the business about 3:10 p.m. yesterday. Witnesses said they heard a gunshot inside the restaurant and found the man, who appeared to be a cook, lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. Police say there was evidence of foul play.
Houston, Tex. -- A 19-year-old female was shot and killed when she got caught in a crossfire while trying to flee a gun battle that erupted after several fistfights broke out at a party in an apartment complex about 12:20 a.m. today.
East Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A 39-year-old man was fatally shot in heart, allegedly by his brother, at a house about 9:10 a.m. yesterday.
Des Moines, Iowa -- A man was found inside an apartment shot dead from a single gunshot wound around 1:30 a.m. today.
River Ridge, La. -- A man was shot multiple times while on a street around 12:50 p.m. today. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Dekalb County, Ga. -- A male victim died from a gunshot wound.
Holly Springs, Ga. -- After stopping his car on the shoulder of an interstate highway and walking across two lanes to sit under a bridge, a man shot and killed himself about 9:30 a.m. today despite efforts by police negotiators to end the incident peacefully.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- About 2:35 a.m. today, police found a 24-year-old man inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. He was declared dead at the scene.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 31-year-old man was found lying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his side about 2:45 today. He was brought to a local hospital where he was declared dead.
Delhi Township, Ohio -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the bicep on Friday when he reached for a handgun under his father’s bed. The father was arrested.
Altoona, Penn. -- A gun shop owner accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while repairing a rifle just before 10 a.m. Friday. No word on his condition.
Garden City, Idaho -- When someone at a gun show was at a vendor’s display looking at what was thought to be an unloaded handgun, the gun discharged and the bullet hit two other guns in the display, sending shrapnel flying that struck two people about 3 p.m. yesterday. A 23-year-old man was hit in the eye. His injury was considered serious but not life-threatening. Another person received a minor arm injury.
Waukesha County, Wis. -- While handling a loaded gun at a friend's apartment about 4 a.m. today, a 24-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand and fragments of the bullet then struck a 24-year-old woman standing nearby. Neither victim appeared to have life-threatening injuries.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old was shot in his chest while on a street about 9:15 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old male was shot in the leg while walking in an alley about 2:25 a.m. today. His condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two persons on a street were shot about 2:50 a.m. today. No word on their conditions.
Chicago, Ill. -- A man in his 20s showed up at a hospital about 4:30 a.m. today with a gunshot wound to his hand.
Chicago, Ill. -- A male in a moving motor vehicle was grazed by a bullet about 5:15 a.m. today when another person in a passing car opened fire. The victim declined medical treatment at the scene.
Chicago, Ill. -- A man of unknown age was found with a gunshot wound about 5:15 p.m. today. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Bridgeport, Conn. -- Two men, ages 44 and 42, were shot while in a car about 2:30 a.m. today. The two were leaving a nightclub when an unknown man walked up to the vehicle and opened fire. The older man was shot in the thigh. No word on his condition. The younger man was shot in the neck and chest. He was listed in critical condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- About 10 p.m. yesterday, a 27-year-old man was shot in the legs after an altercation on a street. He was listed in good condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- While at a house party around midnight last night, a 37-year-old woman was struck in the foot and a 34-year-old man was struck in the abdomen after shots were fired into the residence from outside. Both victims were listed in stable condition and are expected to survive.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 19-year-old male was shot in the leg while in front of a house Saturday evening. The teenager returned fire but apparently did not hit anyone. The victim’s injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 24-year-old man showed up at a hospital about 3:45 p.m. yesterday with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 22-year-old man showed up at a hospital about 6 p.m. yesterday with gunshot wounds to his cheek, neck, back, and thigh. Police said he was shot while near a convenience store. His was listed in critical condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 19-year-old man standing on a corner was shot in the elbow about 11 p.m. yesterday when an unknown man fired at him. The victim was listed in stable condition. Also, a 37-year-old male was struck once in the groin area and taken to the hospital in critical condition. And an employee inside a nearby takeout restaurant was hit by shattered glass when a bullet went through a wood panel. His injury was minor and he declined medical treatment.
Today’s sources: Accidentalgunshots.tumblr.com, Altoona Mirror, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati.com, Hartford Courant, Idaho Statesman, KCCI-TV Des Moines, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nashville Tennessean, The Oregonian, Philadelphia Inquirer, Times-Picayune, WLOS-TV Asheville, WJXT-TV Jacksonville, WSB-TV Atlanta, WTLV-TV Jacksonville
Addendum for April 14, 2013
The U.S. Senate will begin debating gun-control legislation this week. Now is the time to let your elected representatives in Washington know that you support common sense gun control legislation. Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.
www.contactingthecongress.org
April 13, 2013 edition
Pomona, Calif. -- Two boys, ages 16 and 13, were found fatally shot in an alley and a third male of unknown age was shot and wounded after gunfire erupted about 1 a.m. today. The wounded victim was listed in critical condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot and another 17-year-old was shot and wounded at a playground about 3:45 p.m. Thursday. They were in a crowd of perhaps 50 people attracted to a fight between two teens. When one of the fighters began to lose, one or more persons in the crowd opened fire.
Topeka, Kan. -- Three people were found fatally shot in a home about 9:15 p.m. yesterday. Police are calling it an apparent double murder-suicide.
Panorama City, Calif. -- A 51-year-old male armed security guard was shot and killed at a strip mall about 10 p.m. Thursday. The victim’s nephew said someone snuck up from behind and shot him in the head. Witnesses said the guard was arguing with a man just moments before he was shot.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A 58-year-old man was shot and killed and a 57-year-old man was shot and wounded at a home about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- An 18-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment about 8:45 a.m. Thursday. One neighbor reported hearing a shotgun go off. Another neighbor said a man and woman live in the apartment with a small child.
Birmingham, Ala. -- A 45-year-old man was fatally shot at a home about 10:15 p.m. yesterday. Police say there was a domestic altercation between the man and his wife just before the shooting. She has been taken into custody.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 44-year-old man was shot to death while sitting in a car about 5 p.m. yesterday. He was struck several times in the upper torso.
Alpharetta, Ga.-- A police officer was shot five times during a traffic stop about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. The suspected shooter, a 52-year-old man, was later killed after a police chase. During the shoot-out with police, a woman driving by the area was struck and wounded by the gunfire. Police report the wounded officer was recovering. The wounded woman was listed in stable condition.
Baltimore, Md. -- A 42-year-old woman was found fatally shot and a man shot and wounded inside a home about 7:45 p.m. yesterday. No word on the man’s condition.
Salt Lake City, Utah -- A 19-year-old male was fatally shot in the parking lot of a convenience store about 1:15 a.m. today. A male suspect was spotted running from the scene.
Trenton, N.J. -- A 21-year-old man was fatally shot while on a street about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Newark, N.J. -- A 30-year-old man was shot and killed while on a street about 8:30 a.m. yesterday.
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A man was fatally shot in the chest about 9 p.m. today.
Jennings, Mo. -- A 38-year-old man unloading groceries from his vehicle was fatally shot after he was approached by two men who then opened fire on him when he ran into his house.
DeKalb County, Ga. -- A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon while driving on an interstate highway when someone in another vehicle opened fire on him. He was struck multiple times.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 34-year-old man was fatally shot about 11 p.m. yesterday. Also shot and wounded was a man connected to the shooting.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed while standing on a sidewalk about 2:45 a.m. today. Police said two males emerged from between houses and shot the victim in the chest.
Chicago, Ill. -- Three people showed up at a hospital yesterday with gunshot wounds. All were expected to survive.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two men, ages 22-and 18, and a 19-year-old woman showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds about 2:40 a.m. today. They were in a car stopped at traffic light when someone stepped out of a nearby vehicle and shot at them. No word on the condition of any of the victims.
Chicago, Ill. -- A male was shot in the hip while on a street about 3 a.m. today. No word on the victim’s condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 31-year-old man was shot in the back about 3:30 a.m. today. Police said he was standing on a sidewalk when another male approached and opened fire. No word on the condition of the victim.
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- A man showed up at a hospital about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and said he accidentally shot himself in the leg while carrying a pistol in his sweatshirt.
Christiansburg, Va. -- Two women were shot while at a community college satellite campus located in a mall about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. An 18-year-old male student at the college has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Both victims were reported in stable condition.
Putnam County, Fla. -- A 28-year-old man was shot multiple times about 6 a.m. yesterday after he got into an altercation with a 17-year-old male at the front door of the younger man’s home. No word on the victim’s condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 27-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder during a domestic incident. A man was taken into custody. The victim was treated and released from a local hospital.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 22-year-old man was taken to a local hospital, suffering from two gunshot wounds in the back. He was listed in stable condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- An 18-year-old man was shot in the stomach while on a street following an altercation. He was listed in stable condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 25-year-old man showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound in his calf early today. He was shot while in a vehicle. No word on his condition.
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- An 18-year-old male suffered a graze wound to his chest and bicep when someone fired a gun during a fight among a large group of young people about 6 p.m. yesterday.
Camden, N.J. -- A woman believed to be in her 40s was shot in the head while on a street about 10 p.m. yesterday. She was in critical condition.
Washington, D.C. -- A man was shot in the groin while on a street about 9:45 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Washington, D.C. -- A man was shot and wounded on a street about 10:15 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Palatka, Fla. -- After a man arrived at a home about 6 a.m. yesterday, he was shot when he got into an altercation with a man who answered the door. No word on the victim’s condition.
Elgin, Ill. -- An unloaded shotgun was found in a locker at a high school Thursday morning. Two 15-year-old boys were charged in connection with the incident.
Today’s sources: Arkansasmatters.com, Associated Press, Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune, The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, Florida Times-Union, KABC-TV Los Angeles, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Salt Lake Tribune, The Star-Ledger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, WSB-TV Atlanta, WTLV-TV Jacksonville
Addendum for April 13, 2013
The U.S. Senate will begin debating gun-control legislation next week. Now is the time to let your elected representatives in Washington know that you support common sense gun control legislation. Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.
www.contactingthecongress.org
April 12, 2013 edition
No report filed
April 11, 2013 edition
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed as he walked to get his school bus about 6:40 a.m. today. Police said the suspected shooter, a 17-year old male, walked up to victim and shot him more than once before fleeing on foot.
Oro Valley, Ariz. -- Police say preliminary results of an investigation indicate that a 76-year-old woman shot and killed her 78-year-old husband before using the gun to kill herself. Relatives said the husband had a debilitating disease. Police also report they found notes left by the woman.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 36-year-old man was fatally shot and his 19-year-old brother was shot and wounded about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. Police said each of the brothers was shot several times after they were approached from behind.
New Orleans, La. -- Police responding to a report of an automobile accident about 1 a.m. today found a cab crashed into a tree and the 35-year-old driver dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
San Bernardino, Calif. -- A 19-year-old man was found fatally shot about 9 p.m. Monday. He had been struck multiple times in his upper torso.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 45-year-old man apparently shot himself to death as police served a search warrant at a home about 6:45 a.m. today.
East Baton Rouge Parish, La. -- A 48-year-old man shot and wounded his wife while arguing with her and then shot and killed his 29-year-old stepdaughter before using the gun to kill himself. No word on the wife’s condition.
New Orleans, La. -- A 23-year-old man standing in his driveway was shot about 6:20 p.m. He suffered graze wounds to a leg and a foot.
New Orleans, La. -- A 23-year-old was shot once in the buttocks and a 21-year-old was shot once in the right arm about 8:40 p.m. yesterday.
Dekalb County, Ga. -- Gunfire erupted during an altercation between two adults at an apartment complex about 5:15 p.m. yesterday and a 12-year-old girl -- an innocent bystander -- was shot in the back. A 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the chest after he was shot about 10:50 p.m. yesterday.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the abdomen inside a food market about 4 p.m. yesterday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Seattle, Wash. -- Two men were each shot several times while on a street about 11:30 p.m. yesterday. One man was listed in critical condition; the other in serious condition.
Baltimore, Md. -- A man was shot several times while on a street about 7 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Baltimore, Md. -- A man was shot in the chest and another man shot in the foot about 9 p.m. yesterday. No word on the condition of either victim.
Baltimore, Md. -- A 20-year-old man was shot several times while on a street about 11 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Baltimore, Md. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while on a street about 11 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Baltimore, Md. -- A 28-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were shot by one or more persons in a passing car about 12:30 a.m. today. No word on the condition of either victim.
Baltimore, Md. -- A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded while sitting in a car about 2 a.m. today. No word on his condition.
Kinloch, Mo. -- Two men were shot about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. One of the men was shot twice, including once in the face. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. The other man appeared to have a graze wound.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A man was shot while on a street about 4 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Memphis, Tenn. -- One person was shot while on a street about noon yesterday. No word on the victim’s condition.
Miami Gardens, Fla. -- A security guard was shot and wounded in the parking lot of an apartment complex last night. Police say several males approached the guard and shots were fired. The victim’s condition was unknown.
Today’s sources: Arizona Daily Star, Chicago Tribune, KABC-TV Los Angeles, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nashville Tennessean, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Times-Picayune, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WMC-TV Memphis, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSVN-TV Miami
Addendum for April 11, 2013
The U.S. Senate voted today to begin debating gun-control legislation next week. That means now is the time to let all your elected representatives in Washington know that you support common sense gun legislation. Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.
www.contactingthecongress.org
April 10, 2013 edition
Sumter, S.C. -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a gun in an apartment about 10 a.m. Tuesday
Toms River, N.J. -- A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a 6-year-old neighbor. The younger boy found the gun, a .22 caliber rifle, in his house and brought it out to his neighbor’s yard where it somehow discharged, striking the older boy in the head about 7 p.m. Monday.
Brownwood, Tex. -- As someone cleaned a semi-automatic handgun in a house about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, the weapon accidentally discharged sending a bullet through a wall where it struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in another room.
Winchester, Tenn. -- A man accidentally shot and killed himself while cleaning a gun Sunday night.
Kissimmee, Fla. -- When a woman went to pay for gas at a service station, her 25-rear-old brother accidentally shot and killed her 20-year-old boyfriend as the two men were handling a handgun while waiting in the woman’s car on Monday.
White Lake Township, Mich. -- A 32-year-old woman is dead after she was shot several times by her husband who then used the gun to kill himself about 9 p.m. Monday. The woman’s 8-year-old son was in the house at the time and he ran to neighbors who then called police. The child was turned over to his biological father.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 33-year-old man was shot and killed about 4:15 p.m. yesterday.
Oakland, Calif.-- A man was shot by one of two suspects about 8:10 p.m. Monday. Both suspects fled. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Oakland, Calif.-- A man was shot by another man who fled on foot about 12:05 a.m. yesterday. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Kansas City, Mo. -- A 28-year-old man was shot to death about 4:30 a.m. today in an apparent home invasion. Police said several intruders broke into the home and shot the man in his living room. The man’s girlfriend and four children who were at home at the time were not hurt.
Wilkinsburg, Penn. -- A woman was found fatally shot on a street about 2:45 a.m. today. She was struck in the head.
Bellwood, Ill. -- A 27-year-old man shot in the abdomen Monday was pronounced dead about 5 p.m.
Harris County, Tex. -- About 8:30 p.m. Monday, an 83-year-old man was found sitting on a chair in his living room and bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound. His pick-up truck was missing. A 19-year-old man has been arrested.
Carroll County, Tenn. -- A 22-year-old woman was shot in the stomach by her 2-year-old son. Police say the woman was sleeping with the boy and a 3-week-old baby on Sunday when the boy apparently found a Glock 9 mm handgun underneath a pillow and managed to fire it. The victim was listed in serious but stable condition.
Twinsburg Township, Ohio -- A 16-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the chest while cleaning a gun about 7:40 p.m. Saturday. He was expected to survive.
Akron, Ohio -- A 20-year-old woman -- a passenger in a car driven by a 23-year old man -- was shot in the shoulder blade after a road-rage incident led to gunfire about 3 p.m. Saturday. The incident began when the driver of another car became angry and, at some point, both cars pulled over. In the course of a verbal dispute, the driver of the other car pulled out a gun and fired four shots at the man’s car and one of the bullets struck the woman. The shooter then left the scene. No word on the condition of the woman.
Chicago, Ill. -- About 8:15 p.m. Monday, a 33-year-old man was found lying on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his face, neck, chest, and arms. He was listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two men, ages 20 and 19, were shot and wounded while on a street about 6 p.m. Monday. The 20-year-old was shot multiple times; the 19-year-old was shot once. Both were listed as stabilized at a local hospital.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the stomach inside a home about 3:45 p.m. Monday. He was expected to recover.
Greeneville, Tenn. -- A 25-year-old man accidentally shot himself through the hand Monday afternoon while cleaning a .22 caliber rifle on his back porch.
Fort Wayne, Ind. -- A man accidentally shot himself in the wrist and leg when his newly purchased 9 mm handgun discharged as he was handling it about 8 p.m. Monday.
El Dorado, Kan. --A private security officer accidentally fired his gun while on duty in an apartment complex about 10:30 p.m. Monday and the bullet went through a wall and struck an 18-year-old college student. The student’s injury was considered minor.
Macon, Ga. -- Three people were wounded when gunfire erupted at a home about 8 p.m. yesterday.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A 31-year-old man was standing outside his car about 11:30 p.m. yesterday when two men approached and stole his money before shooting him three times. His injuries were considered life-threatening.
Atlanta, Ga. -- A 16-year-old student was arrested after bringing a loaded .22 caliber handgun to school last Friday. A school resource officer found the student in the restroom holding the weapon.
Moody, Ala. -- During a youth baseball game between teams with seven and eight-year-old players, the father of one player pulled handgun on a coach during a game after the father was told by the coach to sit down in the bleachers. The father was arrested and his pistol permit was being revoked.
Today’s sources: accidentalgunshots.tumblr.com, Akron Beacon Journal, Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Florida Times-Union, The Greenville (Tenn.) Sun, Houston Chronicle, KCTV-TV Kansas City, (Fort Wayne) News Sentinel, Oakland Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Star-Ledger, WBBJ-TV Jackson (Tenn.), WEWS-TV Cleveland, WFTV-TV Orlando, The Wichita Eagle, WMAZ-TV Macon, WMC-TV Memphis, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSMV-TV Nashville
Addendum for April 10, 2013
This daily carnage will never end unless we take a stand. And if ever there was a day to take a stand, it’s today. That’s because the U. S. Senate is taking up the gun-control issue this week. If we miss this opportunity, another one might never again come along. And the carnage will go on and on and on.
So Washington needs to hear from us -- today. If we don’t speak out, they will only hear the voices of the N.R.A.
Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.
www.contactingthecongress.org
April 9, 2013 edition
No report filed
April 8, 2013 edition
Lebanon, Tenn. -- The 48-year-old wife of a sheriff’s deputy was shot to death Saturday in their home by a 3-year-old relative who gained access to a gun during a family cookout. The deputy was off-duty and looking at guns in a bedroom with a relative when the woman and the 3-year-old walked in. The child picked up a loaded gun on the bed and the weapon discharged, striking the woman.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest while on a street about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Police were calling it a possible drive-by shooting. Three people were taken into custody in connection with the incident.
Akron, Ohio -- An employee of a fast-food restaurant, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot at work while taking out the trash about 11 p.m. Saturday. He was struck several times.
Albuquerque, N.M. -- A man was fatally shot and another man was shot and wounded during a fight at a nightclub about 2 a.m. yesterday. The wounded man was listed in stable condition.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A man was found fatally shot about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. He was struck multiple times.
Long Beach, Calif. -- One man was shot dead and several others were shot and wounded when gunfire broke out just after midnight yesterday. No word on the condition of the wounded.
Los Angeles, Calif. -- A 39-year-old man was found shot to death near his apartment building about 2 a.m. yesterday.
Milwaukee, Wis. --Two people were shot and killed about 9 a.m. today.
Manhattan, Kan. -- One person was shot dead and three people were shot and wounded at an apartment complex about 4:10 a.m. yesterday. Police have someone in custody.
Searcy, Ark. -- A 27-year-old man later died after showing up at a hospital about 2:30 p.m. yesterday with a gunshot wound.
Harris County, Tex. -- A 21-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home about 11:45 p.m. yesterday. He was shot more than once and died lying on the floor of his garage. Witnesses said a vehicle stopped in front of the home, then a driver wearing a mask got out and walked toward the victim while shooting.
Houston, Tex. -- A 31-year-old woman was fatally shot at a home by her boyfriend about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Police are looking for him.
Marietta, Ga. -- A 34-year-old man was fatally shot while in a bar around 3 a.m. Sunday.
Baltimore, Md. -- A man was fatally shot after getting into an argument with an unidentified person around 2 a.m. today.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two 17-year-old boys were shot and wounded as they walked down a sidewalk about 12:30 a.m. today. One of the victims was struck in the chin. He was listed in serious condition at a local hospital. The other boy was struck in the ankle. He was listed in good condition.
Tulsa, Okla. -- A 30-year-old man was found in a roadway fatally shot about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. Police believed his body was dumped at the scene from a moving vehicle.
Wickliffe, Ohio -- A 56-year-old man was shot twice in the head about 11:25 a.m. Saturday at his home. After a brief stand-off, police arrested a 53-year-old man who lived with the victim. The victim was listed in stable critical condition.
Channelview, Tex. -- About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, someone was shot twice in the leg at a home after a fight started during a teenage party. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 32-year-old man was shot in the hip about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. The incident might have been connected to a robbery. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the torso by a 22-year-old man at an apartment complex about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. The two had been fighting on and off throughout the day. The victim was reported to have serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 20-year-old man was shot in the leg while walking home from a store Sunday night.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the thigh while on a street about 5:30 p.m. yesterday.
San Francisco, Calif. -- Someone was shot at a donut shop about 3 a.m. today.
Richmond, Calif. -- A 33-year-old man was shot three times outside his grandmother's home about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition but expected to survive.
Richmond, Calif. -- Three persons were shot and wounded outside a liquor store about 6 p.m. Saturday. One of the victims was listed in critical but stable condition. No word on the condition of the other two victims.
New Orleans, La. -- A man was shot while on a street about 9:30 a.m. today. No word on his condition.
Charlotte, N.C. -- A man was shot during a robbery about 6 p.m. yesterday. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Today’s sources: Akron Beacon Journal, Albuquerque Journal, Arkansasmatters.com, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Houston Chronicle, KABC-TV Los Angeles, KCTV-TV Kansas City, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nashville Tennessean, Oakland Tribune, The Oklahoman, Times-Picayune, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSOC-TV Charlotte
Addendum for April 8, 2013
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April 7, 2013 edition
Fayetteville, Tenn. -- A 50-year-old man, his 38-year-old wife, and her 33-year-old brother were found fatally shot early today in what police believe was a murder-suicide. Two people at home at the time of the shooting said there was a domestic argument and guns were fired in a bedroom.
Holbrook, Idaho-- A 61-year-old man, his 32-year-old son, and the son’s 27-year-old girlfriend were found fatally shot on Friday. Police believe they were killed between Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. A 2-month old baby was found unharmed under the arms of the female. Another child, a 2-year-old, was also found at the scene unharmed. Police do not believe it was a random shooting.
Millbrook, Ala. -- A 57-year-old man shot his 54-year-old brother in the head, killing him, after the two got into a fight outside a restaurant about 10 p.m. Friday.
Perris, Calif. -- Someone entered a house through a garage and shot three men, killing two of them, about 10 p.m. Friday. The wounded man was expected to survive. Police do not believe it was a home-invasion robbery.
Clarksville, Tenn. -- A 32-year-old woman was found lying on the ground fatally shot outside an apartment complex about 3:20 a.m. today.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 54-year-old man who stopped at a gas station while driving home from a gym about 10 p.m. Friday was shot and killed when he was struck by bullets intended for someone nearby. The intended target, a 38-year-old man, was struck and wounded . He was listed in critical condition.
Mission Viejo, Calif. -- A 27-year-old man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home Friday night.
Fort Wayne, Ind. -- Police arrested an 18-year-old male late Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old male.
Carteret, N.J. -- A 26-year-old man was fatally shot while on a street about 7:20 p.m. Friday. A 21-year-old man was arrested in connection with the shooting.
St. John Parish, La. -- A 22-year-old man was fatally shot while on a street about 9:45 p.m. yesterday.
St. John Parish, La. -- A 23-year-old man was fatally shot about 3:30 a.m. today.
Houston, Tex. -- A 40-year-old man operating a barbecue stand was shot to death early Saturday during an attempted robbery.
DeLand, Fla. -- A man was shot and killed and another person was shot and wounded when gunfire erupted after a fight broke out at a large house party about 3:30 a.m. today. No word on the condition of the wounded person.
Bow, Wash. -- A 53-year-old man was found dead of an apparent gunshot about 4 p.m. yesterday. A 46-year-old man was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Rankin, Penn. -- A 50-year-old man was shot and killed after he got into an argument with someone in a bar about 12:40 a.m. yesterday.
Atlanta, Ga. -- A man was found shot dead in the driver’s seat of a car stopped on a road. He was shot several times in the chest.
Concord, Calif. -- A 25-year-old man was fatally shot in a parking lot while attending a large family party at a residence about 8:20 p.m. yesterday. Police arrested a 29-year-old male suspect.
Pasadena, Tex. -- A man pulled out a gun and killed an armed robber during a hold-up attempt about 10:30 p.m. Friday.
Charlotte, N.C. -- An intruder was shot and killed after he forcibly entered an apartment occupied by a male resident and a female guest and a struggle ensued over a weapon. The resident also received a minor gunshot wound to the hand.
Charlotte, N.C. -- Someone was shot and killed and another person was shot and wounded at an apartment complex about 4 a.m. today. No word on the condition of the wounded victim.
Birmingham, Ala. -- One person was shot during a home invasion around 3 p.m. Saturday. No word on the victim's condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man walking on a sidewalk was shot in the leg about 12:45 a.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 25-year-old man was shot in the chest and leg about 3:45 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in serious-to-critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg while on a street about 4 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in good condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A male was shot in the stomach and leg about 5 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in serious-to-critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 22-year-old man was shot in the abdomen while on a street corner about 10:40 p.m. yesterday. His condition was reported as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen while walking on a sidewalk about 3 a.m. today when someone in a car opened fire on him. His condition was reported as stabilized.
Detroit, Mich. -- After a man was shot while driving about 3 p.m. yesterday, he lost control of his car and struck a 56-year-old male pedestrian. Both the driver and pedestrian were listed in critical condition.
Detroit, Mich. -- Two men, ages 26 and 25, were shot when they went to a gas station about 4:15 a.m. Friday and a 20-year-old employee came out from behind the cashier counter and opened fire on them. The employee was arrested. The victims were listed in temporary serious condition.
Kansas City, Mo. -- A man and woman were shot and wounded about 2:30 a.m. Sunday after a fight broke out on a street. Both victims were expected to survive.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 26-year-old man was shot twice in the chest about 8:50 p.m. Saturday. He was listed in serious condition.
El Cajon, Calif. -- A man in his 20s sitting with friends in the back of a parked car in a mall parking lot accidentally shot himself about midnight last night while playing with a handgun. The bullet went through his hand and leg. His condition was described as recovering.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A juvenile male was shot in the thigh while in an alley about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 37-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks and a 28-year-old man suffered a graze wound about 12:20 a.m. Sunday when a sidewalk quarrel led to gunfire. The woman was listed in stable condition at a local hospital.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 35-year-old man was shot in the head and wounded about 4 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 35-year-old man was shot in the stomach multiple times about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in stable condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 54-year-old man was shot once in the back about 10:40 p.m. Friday. He was listed in critical condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 20-year-old man was shot once in the head about 12:05 a.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 25-year-old man was shot five times in the chest while on a street corner about 1:45 a.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Newark, N.J. -- A 29-year-old man was shot on a street around 11:30 p.m. Friday. No word on his condition.
St. Louis, Mo. -- A 46-year-old man was shot in the leg about 11:40 p.m. yesterday as he was leaving a club with a group of people after a birthday party. Police say two suspects, ages 16 and 15, fired shots into the group outside the club. The two were taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
Brandon, Fla. -- A deputy on a traffic stop was surprised Friday night when a vehicle came to a stop behind his and the driver fell out onto the street with two gunshot wounds to the chest. His passenger had a gunshot wound to the arm. Both victims were listed in serious condition.
New Orleans, La. -- A shooting incident wounded two men just before 10 p.m. yesterday. One man was shot in the leg; the other man was struck in the arm. No word on the condition of either victim.
Montgomery, Ala. -- An adult male was shot at a motel. His injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Macon, Ga. -- When a girl went to her 63-year-old neighbor’s apartment to borrow something, the neighbor answered the door with a gun in his hand. The girl’s father reported the incident to police, and they showed up at the neighbor‘s door about 8:15 p.m. After knocking on the door several times and announcing they were police, the neighbor fired a bullet through the door before opening it. Police arrested him.
Today’s sources: Birmingham News, WBRC-TV Birmingham, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Idaho Statesman, KABC-TV Los Angeles, KCTV-TV Kansas City, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nashville Tennessean, Oakland Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Seattle Times, The Star-Ledger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tampa Bay Times, Times-Picayune, WFAA-TV Dallas, WFTV-TV Orlando, WISH-TV Indianapolis, WMAZ-TV Macon, WMC-TV Memphis, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSFA-TV Montgomery
Addendum for April 7, 2013
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