(8 wounded/ 0) Busy day in triage...8 more accidents. Guns seem to be dangerous.

Salina police investigate accidental shooting in theater  

SALINA, Ks. (10-16-15)   One man was shot inside a Salina movie theater.

Police said it happened about 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Starplex Cinemas located at 2259 South 9th Street. Sgt. Sean Furbeck said a man was shot in the leg, as gun went off in his holster.

Sgt. Furbeck said the man was taken by EMS to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Its not known, if the shot went off during a movie or if theater was evacuated.

The shooting is under investigation by the Salina Police Department. No one else was hurt. We'll have more as details become available on Eyewitness News Weekend.

http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/salina-police-investigate-theater-shooting/35892080



Police: Man hurt in accidental shooting in South Shore

(10-16-15)  A 19-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg Friday evening in South Shore.

He showed up at the University of Chicago Medical Center just after 6 p.m. with the leg wound, according to Chicago Police.

The man told investigators the shooting happened in the 2000 block of East 75th Street but wasn’t cooperative with other details, police said.

His injury appeared to be self-inflicted, police said. It wasn’t considered life-threatening.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/7/71/1026048/police-man-hurt-accidental-shooting-south-shore



Accidental shooting at Weston Shooters Club   (update on yesterday)

(10-16-15)  A woman was reported bleeding after accidentally shooting herself in the arm at the Weston Shooters Club on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

According to the Weston Police Department, the female shooter suffered a non life-threatening gunshot wound to the left arm. She was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Weston Police responded to the scene along with the Weston Fire Department and Pro Ambulance (Advanced Life Support). The incident remains under investigation.
Weston Shooters Club bills itself as New England's first luxury private shooting club, where country club meets gun club.
The year-old facility at 8 Sibley Road (off Rte. 20 near Rte. 128) houses a state-of-the-art eight-lane indoor shooting range, locker room with 400 lockers and a gun-cleaning area, boardroom and a clubhouse lounge.
Prospective members must have a valid and current Massachusetts license to carry firearms and are screened by the club's membership committee.

http://weston.wickedlocal.com/article/20151016/NEWS/151016771



Sheriff's Office: Son Accidentally Shot When Father's Weapon Discharges  

(10-17-15)  Deputies are investigating a shooting near Rampart Range Road.

The shooting was reported around 1:30 Thursday afternoon near Loy Creek Road and North Rampart Range Road.

We're told a father and son were recreational shooting. While the father was clearing his weapon in the car, it went off and shot his son.

The son, who is in his late 30s, was taken to the hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Deputies say this was an accidental shooting.

http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Accidental-Shooting-333120151.html







Charge dismissed against boy in woman's accidental shooting

KALAMAZOO, Mich.    (10-16-15)  Prosecutors say a charge against a 12-year-old southwestern Michigan boy in the accidental shooting death of a 28-year-old family friend has been dismissed.

Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Carrie Klein tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that the decision was made last week after the boy was found not competent to stand trial in juvenile court on a misdemeanor charge of careless discharge of a firearm causing death.

The charge had been authorized in August by a court referee.

Police have described the boy as mentally impaired. His grandfather has said the boy removed a shotgun from a safe May 22 after finding the key.

The shotgun discharged and sent pellets through a wall, striking Deborah Christner as she slept. The grandfather has said Christner was two months pregnant.


http://www.9and10news.com/story/30276981/charge-dismissed-against-boy-in-womans-accidental-shooting



Park Closed After Accidental Shooting

(10-16-15)  CHARLOTTE, NC -- A park in south Charlotte is closed after what police are calling an accidental shooting. It happened at Huntingtowne Farms Park on Ramblewood Lane Friday afternoon.
Police tell us they think the male victim accidentally shot himself. Police have not released the age of the victim, but they did find the gun soon after arriving.
The park is expected to reopen Saturday morning

http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/news/local/Park-Closed-After-Accidental-Shooting-333418931.html



29-year-old Macon man accidentally shot by friend

(10-16-15)  A 29-year-old Macon man told Bibb County sheriff's deputies he was shot at a convenience store in the Bloomfield Road area around 10 a.m. Wednesday.

According to an incident report, Ashley Flincher told police she and her boyfriend, Kenneth Slaughter, were in the parking lot of a gas station when she heard a gunshot.

Flincher told police she saw Slaughter come out of the station with an apparent gunshot wound.

While being treated, a deputy then noticed a burn mark around a bullet hole in Slaughter's jeans at the scene.

Slaughter, at first, told deputies he heard gunshots near some bushes near a convenience store on Chambers Road. However, when being questioned about the burn mark, Slaughter said the shooting was accidental.

Slaughter told police he was with a friend known as "Red" at the Bridgeview hotel on Harrison Road. Slaughter said Red asked him if he could see the .22 gun he owned, Red got the gun and accidentally shot Slaughter in the thigh.

Deputies discovered Slaughter had an warrant out for his arrest for marijuana possession, but due to his injuries, the report states, he wasn't taken into custody.

Deputies ruled the shooting accidental.

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2015/10/16/29-year-old-macon-man-accidentally-shot/74066088/



UPDATE: Neighbors Aid Women Accidentally Shot by Grandson

(10-17-15)   CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Neighbors in Cedar Grove say things are quiet now. But an accidental shooting made Friday afternoon a busy one for folks in town.

According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, Pamela Gibson, 53, was shot in the hip.

Her family says the shooter was Gibson's 2-year-old grandson, who pulled the trigger by accident.

"Everybody knows everybody here, and when someone hollers we all run," Lawhorn said. "I ran and when I got over there she was bleeding in the back door, and we helped her and we put her in the ambulance."

Every second counted.


The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department says Gibson was transported and treated at CAMC General.

There's no word on her condition right now. But family members say they're hopeful she'll be OK.


http://www.wsaz.com/news/wvnews/headlines/Woman-Accidentally-Shot-in-the-Leg-in-Cedar-Grove-333306041.html

same incident:
Kanawha County woman accidentally shot by young boy

CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. — (10-16-15)  A woman was accidentally shot in the leg Friday afternoon by a two-year-old boy in Cedar Grove.


It happened in the 200 block of William Street when a man opened the family gun cabinet. The child got ahold of a pistol and fired the gun, hitting 53-year-old Pamela Gibson in the leg.

The bullet entered her leg and exited through her hip. She was immediately transported to CAMC and underwent surgery. She was still receiving treatment Friday evening.

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies are still investigating the incident. The boy’s name will not be released due to privacy issues.


http://wvmetronews.com/2015/10/16/kanawha-county-woman-accidentally-shot-by-young-boy/




Midland Park gun shop owner who caters to law enforcement accidentally shoots himself

(10-16-15)   Attorney Peter Jeffer, who operates an appointment-only gunshop that caters mostly to law enforcement, accidentally shot himself at home just after midnight today, Oct. 16, and, according to authorities, was expected to survive.

Midland Park Ambulance took Jeffer, 69, to Hackensack University Medical Center from his Post Street home after he apparently shot himself in the abdomen, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice.

He was conscious and alert at the time, witnesses reported.

http://cliffviewpilot.com/midland-park-gun-shop-owner-who-caters-to-law-enforcement-accidentally-shoots-himself/