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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana No Charges Filed January 25, 2020February 20, 2020 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020

3-year old Amir Antoine of Baton Rouge, Louisiana shot and killed himself Saturday morning in his home. He was handling a gun and accidentally pulled the trigger. This was the …

Adult Injury Louisiana Michigan Ongoing Investigation January 12, 2020February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020

In separate incidents in different parts of the country, two women were struck by stray gunfire while walking on the street. In Detroit Michigan, a woman walked to the hospital, …

Adult Injury Louisiana No Charges Filed December 10, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019

A benefit was held today in Alexandria, Louisiana for a 20-year old man who has had nearly a dozen surgeries after accidentally shooting himself in the face. Christian Collister was …

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019

A 15-year old Jasper, Georgia boy was struck by shrapnel at a Walmart when Pickens County Sheriff Donnie Craig’s pistol accidentally discharged during a “Shop with the Sheriff” event at the store. The boy’s injuries were minor.

According to the Sheriff’s office, the gun was in the sheriff’s waistband went it went off. The bullet struck the floor and hit the boy in a nearby check-out line. The shrapnel that ricocheted was about the size of a pencil eraser, the office announced.

“At the time of the discharge, the weapon was not being handled and the weapon was secured in the waistband,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. “Sheriff Craig has stated how thankful he is that no one was seriously injured in the incident.”

Source:

Chelsea Prince, “Teen Hit by Ricochet When North Georgia Sheriff’s Gun Goes Off Inside Walmart,” The Atlanta Journal Constitution (December 19, 2019).