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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Ongoing Investigation January 15, 2020February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020

In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an 8-year old found his father’s loaded handgun when his father left him alone briefly in the car while shopping. The boy shot himself in the …

Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Ongoing Investigation December 12, 2019February 16, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a woman was shot in a parked car when her toddler pulled the trigger on a loaded gun. After being taken to a local hospital, the …

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019

At a house party in Bedford County, Tennessee, a 19-year old man shot and killed his teenage friend, Riley Hancock, while they played with a gun. According to witnesses, the shooter thought a recently purchased pistol was unloaded and pointed it at his friend. He fired the gun, striking and killing Hancock. The 19-year old was charged with reckless homicide.

At a memorial service for Riley, a former schoolmate reported:

Each senior was given a blue balloon to release in memory of Riley. Some of his close friends wrote messages on their balloons in hopes that they would someday reach Riley. Everyone let go of their messages and balloons at the same time as they choked back the tears as memories resonated in their heads.

Sources:

Jo sh Breslow, “Man charged in Shooting Death of Friend at Bedford County House Party,” WKRN.com (December 2, 2019).

M eg McKee, “Holiday Cheer and Sad Remembrance at Cascade,” Times Gazette (December 9, 2019).