2-year-old boy dead after accidentally shooting himself in Acworth home
ACWORTH, GA (10-27-15) -- Authorities said a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself at a home in Acworth Tuesday evening.
Police said it happened in the 1000 block of Athena Court in a subdivision near Interstate 75.
According to Acworth Police Officer Youlanda Leverette, the 2-year-old was able to get ahold of a family handgun that was left on a bed when the boy's father stepped away Tuesday evening.
Leverette said no charges had been filed as of this point, but that the preliminary investigation was underway.
She said there was also a 4-year-old boy in the home at the time of the incident. The boys' mother also lives in the home, but was not at home when the accident took place.
Leverette said police were dispatched to the home just before 7:30 p.m.
She said this was a sobering reminder to everyone to put weapons away, to use gun locks and to keep weapons out of the reach of children.
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/acworth/2015/10/27/2-year-old-boy-shoots-kills-himself-acworth-home/74717706/
One man in critical condition after accidental shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- (10-27-15) Buffalo Police are investigating an accidental shooting that occurred on Monday evening.
Police say the shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. Monday evening in the 100 block of Thatcher Avenue.
One 18-year-old man suffered an apparent accidental gunshot wound.
He was taken to ECMC where he is listed as in critical condition.
Police have not released the name of the victim at this time.
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/buffalo/2015/10/27/one-man-critical-condition-after-accidental-shooting/74694976/
Two women injured in accidental shooting at Targetmaster gun range
MIDDLETOWN (10-27-15) A 60-year-old West Chester woman accidentally discharged her firearm during an introductory handgun safety course at Targetmaster, wounding herself and a 44-year-old Delaware woman, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The two women were students in the class, and the accident occurred during the live-fire portion of the course, shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday.
The bullet discharged from the West Chester woman’s firearm struck both women, according to State police spokesman Trooper Timothy Greene. The Delaware woman was not handling a firearm at the time of the incident.
The West Chester woman was taken to Chester County Hospital with an arm wound, while the Delaware woman was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center with a wound to her torso area. Their conditions were not immediately available.
No charges are expected to be filed, according to Greene. The incident was investigated by Trooper Jonathan Pipes of the Media Station in Middletown.
Targetmaster advertises itself as the premier indoor firearm range and gun shop in the Delaware Valley on its website. It is located at 255 Wilmington West Chester Pike in Chadds Ford.
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20151027/NEWS/151029793
Buffalo teen in critical condition after accidental shooting
(10-27-15) A Buffalo teenager was in critical condition Tuesday after suffering what police believe was an accidental gunshot wound, police said.
The 18-year-old was shot at around 6:15 p.m. Monday on Thatcher Avenue, between East Amherst Street and Kensington Avenue. Detectives said it appeared to be an accidental shooting.
The man was taken to Erie County Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/buffalo-teen-in-critical-condition-after-accidental-shooting-20151027
Duck hunter in kayak accidentally shoots himself, airlifted to hospital
(10-27-15) BARRY COUNTY, MI -- A Shelbyville man suffered a severe gunshot wound to the arm after he accidentally shot himself while exiting a kayak and entering a duck blind along Otis Lake on Tuesday.
Police were called just after 8 a.m. Oct. 27 to the Rutland Township lake after two other men who were duck hunting witnessed the shot fired and called 911.
Michigan State Police troopers responded, and using a Barry County sheriff's marine unit boat, were able to reach the injured man. He was taken to a waiting AeroMed helicopter and transported to Grand Rapids for treatment of his injuries, police say.
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/10/duck_hunter_flown_to_grand_rap.html
Man injured in accidental shooting in Ozark County
(10-27-15) A hunting accident in Ozark County over the weekend resulted in a man being shot in the foot with a muzzleloader, according to the Ozark County Times.
The paper reported the 50-year-old man shot himself in the foot on Saturday morning with a black powder rifle during the muzzleloader management hunt at the Caney Mountain Conservation Area, north of Gainesville.
The unidentified man reportedly told authorities that his muzzleloader had discharged and the bullet went through his foot. The patient reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene.
Lakewood police officer accidentally shot at firing range
The Associated Press (10/27/15)
DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a Lakewood police officer was shot in the leg at a Jefferson County law enforcement firing range and training facility.
The Denver Post reports (http://goo.gl/ivDmPs ) the officer, whose name has not been released, was hit by a round that ricocheted Tuesday morning. Her injuries were not life-threatening.
The officer, who was at the training area's pistol range, is believed to have been struck by a round fired at a nearby rifle firing range.
http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_29032742/lakewood-police-officer-accidentally-shot-at-firing-range
Accidental shooting kills local hunter
(10-28-15) A Greenville barber and avid hunter was killed in an accidental shooting while in his tree stand, authorities reported on Tuesday.
Melvin “Mel” Boyd Jr., 57, of Greenville, was shot sometime before 7 p.m. Monday in a wooded area near the Pitt-Greene county line. His family owns Boyd’s Barber Shop on Evans Street near downtown Greenville, and he worked there as a barber.
The medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death, but it appears he accidentally shot himself, Gary Harrison, a wildlife enforcement officer in Pitt County said. The single gunshot wound was to Boyd’s head, he said.
“He was in the hunting position in the tree stand,” Harrison said. The stand was located about two miles from the 8900 block of Stantonsburg Road northwest of Farmville.
Boyd was hunting with a 14-year-old boy who he was mentoring, and the two went into the woods together, according to Harrison. The boy was in one tree stand that was not visible and was out of shouting distance from the tree stand where Boyd set up to hunt, Harrison said.
At some point, the boy tried to communicate electronically with Boyd and was not able to reach him, Harrison said.
The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office originally received a call about 7 p.m. saying Boyd was missing, but before deputies arrived, Boyd’s body was located in the tree stand.
There did not seem to be any indication that the boy or any other hunter may have accidentally shot Boyd, Harrison said.
“It doesn’t appear that anybody was involved with the discharge other than the hunter,” Harrison said.
Harrison and Pitt County deputies went to the scene, took photos and discussed among themselves how they believe the accident happened, but it will be up to the Medical Examiner’s Office to make the final determination, he said.
Harrison said there are several ways a hunter can accidentally shoot himself. One may be that if a rifle has a mechanical failure, it could accidentally discharge as the hunter is trying to determine why or trying to fix it, he said.
Harrison said fatal hunting accidents are rare, and they often happen as people are climbing in and out of a tree stand. Hunters are sometimes injured or killed when they fall out of a tree stand, so Harrison recommends hunters use a fall restraint system
“We recommend they utilize safe firearm arm handling procedures,” Harrison said. “If you’re not sure what those are, we recommend a hunter safety course to learn those techniques.”
The basic rules of firearm safety are to keep the firearm arm unloaded except when ready to shoot; always point the firearm in a safe direction; keep the safety on except when firing a shot; keep the firearm unloaded when getting in or out of a tree stand; and use a safety line to move the unloaded firearm up and down in the tree stand.
Harrison urges hunters or anyone who wishes to begin hunting to take a six-hour course offered free by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The next course is scheduled to begin Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at River Park North at 1000 Mumford Road in Greenville. Registration is required. Every county in North Carolina offers the free courses.
For more information about free hunter education, to register for a course or to watch short videos demonstrating tree stand safety, go to: www.ncwildlife.org
https://www.reflector.com/crimerescue/accidental-shooting-kills-local-hunter-3026871
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