A 4-year-old Georgia girl is dead after she found her brother’s loaded, unsecured handgun and shot herself in the head. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a 911 call came in early Friday morning about a child who had fallen and needed medical attention. When medics and deputies arrived on the scene, however, …
A 4-year-old Louisiana boy found a loaded, unsecured handgun in the glove box of a car and shot himself to death with it. According to WAFB, the incident took place just after 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Brusly. The Brusly Police Department said the gun was in a holster in the glove box. The boy shot …
A 5-year-old boy somehow found an loaded, unsecured gun in a Utah home on Thursday and shot himself with it. Santaquin Police said that medics tried to save the boy’s life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, KSTU reported. Police were called to the scene just after 2 p.m., KTVX reported. Santaquin Police …
One adult and two teens have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a California mother of eight. Maria Ramos, 33, was found shot in front of her home on August 7, Oakland police said. Around 2:30 p.m., officers discovered her suffering from a fatal gunshot wound on the 5600 block of Hilton …
An Iowa man is facing criminal charges for allegedly shooting his father on Sunday. David Carpenter, 48, reportedly called the police and said he shot his father in the face at a Burlington home. The victim, who suffered non-life threatening injuries, claimed he was arguing with Carpenter about his “stinky feet” when Carpenter got a …
A fatal shooting of a 4-year-old Arkansas girl Friday morning is under investigation. Officers with the North Little Rock Police Department (NLRPD) arrived just before 8:30 a.m., in the 200 block of Water Street in North Little Rock, following multiple calls concerning gunshots. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed …
A 2-year-old Michigan boy is recovering after he found a babysitters loaded, unsecured handgun and shot himself in the stomach. Warren Police said they were called to the home shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday and found the toddler suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed …
A 13-year-old boy is paralyzed and in critical condition after he was shot while playing with loaded, unsecured guns at a friend’s house. The boy’s grandparents, Elizabeth and Daniel Green, identified the child as Nathaniel Green, WESH reported. The shooting took place at about 2 a.m in Port Orange, the station said. “We allowed him …
Five people were shot, and one officer was injured early Saturday morning, at a gas station in Dallas. Law enforcement is searching for three male suspects in connection with the shooting at the Texaco on the 100 block of West Laureland Road, off I-35E, according to ABC 8. Two women and three men were shot …
A Pennsylvania woman captured on surveillance footage shooting a baby in the leg has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Philadelphia Police said 28-year-old Dominique Billips fired multiple shots, apparently targeting the baby’s father over a $100 drug debt, but only struck the the 7-month-old boy, WCAU reported. The mother screamed, “My baby!” and …
A 7-month-old baby is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the leg Thursday, according to a Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson. NBC10 reports that the shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. on the 4000 block of Meridian Street in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10 that …
The U.S. Secret Service is under intense scrutiny for the lapses that allowed the shooter to open fire from a rooftop near the former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally Sunday. According to CBS News, investigations are zeroing in on the gunman, the details of the shooting, and the security failures that made the assassination attempt …
