Phoenix police: Girl wounded in apparent accidental shooting
PHOENIX (10-30-15) (AP) - Phoenix police say a 5-year-old girl was wounded in the leg during an apparent accidental shooting at her family's home.
Sgt. Vince Lewis says initial reports indicate the shooting occurred Friday morning after the girl slipped into the house's master bedroom while the family was having breakfast and getting ready for school.
Lewis says the gun reportedly was in a purse-type bag belonging to the girl's mother but that investigators have yet to question the girl about what she was doing.
Lewis says the bullet exited the girl's leg and that her wound is not life-threatening.
He says a police investigation continues but that something to take from the incident is that it is important to store guns in places which small children cannot access the weapons
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30394230/phoenix-police-girl-wounded-in-apparent-accidental-shooting
Officer involved shooting in Bevo neighborhood; minor injuries
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - A 42-year-old woman suffered a non-life threatening injury Thursday after being accidentally shot by police inside her south city home.
The shooting occurred in the 4400 block of Taft Avenue in the Bevo neighborhood.
According to St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, the Division of Family Services were at the area with police over a one-year-old. They were investigating a fatal shooting that killed two men on Wednesday night.
Three officers went into a home with DFS personnel. Dotson said a pit bull in the home jumped over a barricade and charged into the same room as police and DFS. The officer shot at the pit bull, missed the animal, and accidentally struck the woman in the leg.
No one else was injured. The pit bull was also unharmed.
The police-involved shooting happened in the area where two men were found shot to death at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The victims were found inside a car on Taft Avenue at Ridgewood. Both men had been shot multiple times. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
More details will be posted as this story develops. Refresh this page for the latest update.
http://fox2now.com/2015/10/29/police-investigation-underway-in-bevo-neighborhood-near-area-of-overnight-shooting/
MAN INJURED IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AT COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS
(10-30-15) A man was injured late yesterday afternoon in a firearm’s accident at the College of the Redwoods Firing Range.
According to an email forwarded to us the injury “was a self-inflicted, accidental discharge and occurred during an Advanced Officer training. The injury appears non-life-threatening; the injured officer was conscious and alert. There is no reason for worry.”
A second email from Ron Waters, Director of the Administration of Justice school at the college describes the incident to another individual.
The person who was injured was a retired annuitant with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. He suffered a flesh wound to his leg and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital. Again, there is no cause for concern on campus.
http://kymkemp.com/2015/10/30/man-injured-in-accidental-shooting-at-college-of-the-redwoods/
Veteran dies in accidental shooting in north Harris County
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (10-30-15) A veteran was killed in an accidental shooting Friday in north Harris County.
A witness told KPRC 2 the victim was loading a duffel bag into his SUV when his 12-gauge shotgun fired. A shotgun round struck the victim in his groin.
The witness, who immediately tried to help, said the victim was still conscious and told him he just returned from serving three tours of duty in Afghanistan.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/veteran-dies-in-accidental-shooting-in-north-harris-county/36166884
originally called an accidental shooting;
UPDATE: Federal Judge Grants Immunity To Texas Cop In ‘Accidental’ Shooting Death Of Larry Jackson
bullets penetrated the apartment floor and into a downstairs apartment where a father and his two children were inside,
Update October 30, 2015: Yesterday, a federal judge granted a form of prosecutorial immunity to Charles Kleinert, the police detective that shot and killed Larry Jackson, Jr, an unarmed black man, in Austin, Texas in 2013.
U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that because Kleinert was acting within his duties as a member of a FBI joint task force on bank robberies, he was entitled to “Supremacy Clause Immunity” based on a relatively obscure precedent set in a 1889 case.
‘He was hunted down and beaten’
The incident that led to Larry Jackson’s death on July 26, 2013 began with a prosaic chore: a trip to the bank. But that bank, Benchmark Bank, had been robbed earlier that day.
According to media and police accounts, Jackson made multiple attempts to enter the bank through doors that had been locked due to the ongoing robbery investigation. Det. Charles Kleinert approached Jackson after he was questioned by the bank’s manager. Police say Kleinert was dressed in plain clothes, but wearing his badge on his shirt. After a brief interaction, Jackson ran away.
Even though Jackson had been captured on bank surveillance video, Kleinert immediately set out alone in pursuit. Then, in a move rarely seen outside of summer blockbuster films, Kleinert commandeered a civilian vehicle. Here’s how Jordan Smith described what followed in a report from Aug. 2:
“[T]he motorist in question, sitting in a car in a parking lot near the bank, was unnerved by Kleinert’s commandeering of the car. Indeed, the source said that Kleinert was ‘out of control’ and did not effectively identify himself before directing the motorist to drive him around near the bank.”
Kleinert refused to calm down at the driver’s request, instead shouting “Go go go!” to spur the driver into action:
“When the pair drove up to a bridge that spans Shoal Creek, Kleinert spotted Jackson, who the source said was merely walking along the sidewalk. Kleinert reportedly said, ‘There he is!’ before jumping out of the car. Shaken, the motorist drove away and subsequently called the police.”
There, under the bridge bordering on the Shoal Creek Trail, Kleinert killed Jackson with a bullet to the back of the neck. This is where accounts of the incident diverge: Kleinert and Austin Police officials maintain that Jackson struggled with Kleinert and the officer’s gun accidentally fired.
This account doesn’t ring true for Adam Loewy. “First off,” he told MintPress, “Kleinert admitted under oath that Larry was not a threat, so this is unlike other cases where the cop claims the guy tried to hurt him or kill him.”
Jackson’s family and their numerous supporters believe he was deliberately murdered after a vicious beating.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/update-federal-judge-grants-immunity-to-texas-cop-in-accidental-shooting-death-of-larry-jackson/210833/
Man accidentally shoots girlfriend in ear
(10-31-15) A 17-year-old Port Arthur man toying with a new gun accidentally fired a shot that grazed his 16-year-old girlfriend’s ear Friday morning.
The incident occurred about 10 a.m. Oct. 30 at Sunset Way Apartments, 3280 Central Mall Blvd.
Port Arthur Police Maj. Raymond Clark said the female was treated at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
No charges will be filed in the incident.
http://www.panews.com/2015/10/30/man-accidently-shoots-girlfriend-in-ear/
Meaford man hospitalized after accidental shooting
Toronto (10-31-15) Preliminary investigation revealed that a 22-year old male was cleaning a 410 shotgun when it accidently discharged. The projectile passed through an interior wall into an adjoining room where it struck another male.
The 48-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital where he was airlifted to a Toronto hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Grey County OPP continue to investigate the incident.
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/6064068-meaford-man-hospitalized-after-accidental-shooting/
Texas DPS says FBI agent 'accidentally shot' during investigation in Crosbyton
(10-30-15) A Lubbock-based FBI agent was accidentally shot by a member of a state law enforcement agency Thursday evening while helping apprehend a suspect during an investigation in Crosbyton.
Mike Orndorff, an FBI special agent assigned to the Lubbock Resident Agency, was part of a group of law enforcement officials from the FBI and Texas DPS who were attempting to arrest a man when “an incident happened” about 9:30 p.m. Thursday on a dirt county road south of Crosbyton, said Texas DPS Sgt. Bryan Witt.
“The preliminary information indicates that the FBI agent was accidentally shot by a Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division special agent,” according to a statement from Witt. “DPS Texas Rangers, DPS CID special agents and FBI agents were all on scene as part of the investigation.”
The agencies were able to arrest the suspect, who was being held Friday at the Crosby County Jail. Information about any charges the suspect faces was not released.
Orndorff, who was a Lubbock police officer before joining the FBI, was at University Medical Center on Friday afternoon. Witt declined to provide details on Orndorff’s injuries or condition.
The DPS CID special agent who accidently shot Orndorff went on voluntary paid leave, Witt said.
FBI spokeswoman Allison Mahan said in an email to A-J Media the circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation, and the FBI is coordinating investigative efforts with law enforcement partners.
Witt said DPS is also coordinating efforts in the investigation into the shooting.
(A-J Media reporter Sarah Rafique contributed to this story.)
jordan.sigler@lubbockonline.com
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2015-10-30/texas-dps-says-fbi-agent-accidentally-shot-during-investigation-crosbyton#.VjRjAhyxXaw
Man Pleads Guilty In Accidental Shooting Death of Friend
Jesse Daniel Johnson and Logan Kelly were cleaning firearms when one of the guns fired and struck Kelly.
Cartersville, GA (10-30-15) A Bartow County resident has entered a guilty plea in connection to the 2014 accidental shooting death of a friend.
Jesse Daniel Johnson on Tuesday, Oct. 20 pleaded guilty to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct, Bartow County Superior Court records show.
He was sentenced under the state’s First Offender Act to 10 years, 12 months of which he will serve incarcerated and the rest on probation.
Johnson will have to abide by certain special conditions of probation, which include paying $1,197.59 in restitution to the family of victim Keypher Logan Kelly’s family and not possessing any firearms.
According to the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Kelly, Johnson and three other residents were at a home on Wetlands Road in White cleaning several pistols.
Johnson was in the process of putting his pistol back together when he inserted the loaded magazine into the gun, said Sgt. Jonathan Rogers.
Rogers said Johnson fired the gun after reassembly, and Kelly was hit in the upper chest or neck area. After interviews, Johnson was initially charged with reckless conduct. The involuntary manslaughter charge was added on after Kelly passed away.
http://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/man-pleads-guilty-accidental-shooting-death-friend-0
News Releases
Update
10/30/15 Deputies Investigating Shooting in North East Salem.
Detectives now believe the shooting took place inside of an apartment on Cheryl Lynn Way NE. One of the bullets penetrated the apartment floor and into a downstairs apartment where a father and his two children were inside, there were no injuries inside of the lower apartment.
The area surrounding the apartment is currently closed while Detectives apply for a warrant to search the upstairs apartment where the shooting took place. The male shot in the residence has since been treated and released from the Salem Hospital for a gunshot wound to the leg.
Tonight at about 8:00 p.m., Deputies were called to the 4846 Cheryl Lynn Way NE in Salem with residents reporting shots being fired. Shortly after Deputies arrived an adult male showed up at the Salem Hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
There is currently very little information available regarding the shooting. Once more information is obtained another release will follow.
https://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=1294
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