(10-23-15) Two people received minor injuries Thursday when a dropped gun went off inside a Hazel Green supermarket.
WAFF 48 reports that a customer's gun fell to the floor inside Griner's Supermarket and discharged, with the fired bullet striking the gun's owner and another customer. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured. The incident remains under investigation.
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/10/2_injured_in_accidental_shooti.html
Man accidentally shoots himself in leg while cleaning gun, police say
(10-22-15) A 25-year-old township resident shot himself in the leg as he was preparing to clean his handgun, police said.
Officers responded at around 2:45 p.m. to Johnson Lane for a report of a male who had shot himself, police said.
The officers found a 25-year-old man, whose identity was not released, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said the man shot himself as he was preparing to clean his handgun.
Police determined the shooting was accidental and that the firearm was legally owned.
The man was treated at the scene and then taken to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Officers Kevin Chesney, William Campbell, William Simon, Sgt. Rich Bosley, Capt. Steve Laskiewicz and Detective Robert Reiff responded to the scene.
http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2015/10/man_accidentally_shoots_himself_in_leg_police_say.html
Man Shot After Gun Accidentally Discharges
(10-9-15) A 20-year-old was accidentally shot after a gun discharged late Thursday night.
Springs officers were called to the 2600 block of Gunnison Street, near Circle and Platte, just after 10:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting.
Police say when they got there, they were told one of the victim's friends was cleaning his gun when it accidentally discharged and hit the victim. The friend had left the home before officers arrived.
The victim was transported to the hospital with non-fatal injuries. Police have not said at this time if they are looking for the friend.
http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/Man-Shot-After-Gun-Accidentally-Discharges-331522142.html
Pasadena Police: Officer accidentally discharges gun, colleague shot in leg
The department didn’t release the names of the two officers because it is a personnel matter.
The officer was placed on paid leave pending the result of the internal administrative investigation while the other officer is off duty due to the injury, according to Lt. Mark Goodman. He said the preliminary investigation reveals no crime occurred.
The incident happened around 8 p.m. Friday at a parking structure on Ramona Street between Garfield Avenue and Marengo Avenue.
Goodman said the two male officers were on duty at the time and were unloading items from the trunk of a police car.
He didn’t have details on how the shooting happened.
“One officer unintentionally discharged a gun,” Goodman said, adding that the round struck the other officer in the leg. He described the injury as “non-life threatening.”
The bullet went through the leg. The injured officer was taken to a hospital, treated and released, he said.
“No members of the public were present during the incident,” Goodman said.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/government-and-politics/20151005/pasadena-police-officer-accidentally-discharges-gun-colleague-shot-in-leg
Police: 8-Year-Old Killed After Gun Falls to Floor, Discharges (Update)
Sharia Lynch died from a gunshot wound to the head in the Saturday accident in Dallas.
(10-8-15) Paulding County authorities have identified the victims in a fatal accidental shooting during the weekend in Dallas.
The incident resulted in the death of Sharia Lynch, 8, and wounding of her mother, Marsha Lynch, 45, police said. The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at a residence on Fairview Drive.
According to the mother, a handgun fell to the floor and discharged, hitting the mother in the leg and the daughter in the head, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning. Detectives are still investigating exactly where the gun fell.
The girl was transported to an awaiting life-flight helicopter, but her condition worsened and she was re-routed to a local hospital. “Miss Sharia Lynch passed away while enroute to Paulding Wellstar Hospital,” PCSO Public Information Officer Sgt. Ashley Henson said in a news release.
The mother was taken to Floyd Medical Center in Rome, where she underwent surgery.
“At this point, detectives are still investigating this case and will speak to the victim and witnesses in more detail once the funeral has taken place,” Henson said.
http://patch.com/georgia/dallas-hiram/police-8-year-old-killed-after-gun-falls-floor-discharges-update-0
UMKC dorm flooded by gunshot
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - (10-23-15)
Someone who accidentally fired a gun inside a university dormitory ended up causing a very large mess.
Thursday night students were forced to evacuate the Oak Street Residence Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City when fire alarms went off about 6:54 p.m.
“We had an accidental discharge of a firearm. The bullet pierced the pipe for the sprinkler system. That automatically set off a fire alarm, then the water started gushing,” said John Martellaro, the director of media relations for UMKC.
The burst pipe caused extensive flooding and damage to rooms. The next day, cleaning crews were still on site.
Police are looking for the suspects. Per school policy, guns aren’t allowed in the dorms or on campus.
“Yes, it very well could have (ended tragically) and that’s why they’re not allowed in these buildings. And we’ve had some very frank conversations with the students to remind them. You know, this is a perfect example of what can go wrong. I mean, a person was not trying to fire the gun. They just had it out and it discharged,” Martellaro said.
Students like Ayana Roberson say the news was unnerving.
“It just made me kind of feel like I can’t just freely walk around the dorm by myself anymore. Just knowing that anyone could have a gun,” she said.
Others are now looking for guidance in case there’s another gun incident.
“There should be more classes for people to know what to do. Because I don’t think anyone would know what to do if that were to happen. So, if they’re going to be gun-free zones, I feel like we should be able to have a class or some sort of public announcement on what to do,” Nicolette Mazarowski said.
A school spokesperson said there isn’t currently a policy in place on what to do in a gun incident, but they are looking into it.
http://www.kctv5.com/story/30338483/umkc-dorm-flooded-by-gunshot
UPDATE: 'Reckless' gun play leads to deadly shooting in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) -- (10-23-15) Police say a man has been killed in a shooting Thursday evening in southeast Wichita.
The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. in the 800 block of South San Pablo Lane, which is near Lincoln and Governeour.
Police said three people were in the basement. A gun was being handled in a "reckless and unsafe manner". The gun fired, hitting a 21-year-old man in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
A 19-year-old was arrested and held for second degree murder.
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Juvenile-dies-in-shooting-in-southeast-Wichita-336119481.html
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