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Cobb man charged with manslaughter after ‘accidental’ killing


(10-13-15)   A Cobb County teenager has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct after accidentally shooting and killing another man while they were sitting in a vehicle together, police said.

Cobb County police spokeswoman Officer Alicia Chilton said 18-year-old Demarcus Flint was arrested following the shooting just before 1 a.m. Tuesday near the Marietta intersection of Ember Street and Sherlock Drive. Twenty-year-old Smyrna resident Jhavares Doster was killed.

“Investigators were able to determine that [Flint] accidentally shot [Doster] while inside a vehicle,” Chilton said.

Flint is being held at the Cobb County jail without bond.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/cobb-man-charged-with-manslaughter-after-accidenta/nn2k4/






BUNKER HILL MAN CRITICAL AFTER ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

(10-13-15)   A Bunker Hill man remains in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself over the weekend while trying to break up a fight between two dogs.

Miami County authorities say 65-year old Jim Jenkins is in critical but stable condition at a Fort Wayne hospital after he was flown there for emergency surgery.  Police say Jenkins accidentally shot himself in the abdomen with a rifle as he tried to stop two dogs from fighting and the gun went off.

 Jenkins is a retired Maconaquah Middle School teacher.

http://www.wbat.com/2015/10/13/bunker-hill-man-critical-after-accidental-shooting/



Shooting incident deemed accidental  

NEWPORT  (10-13-15)  A shooting that left an unmarried couple injured was ruled accidental, and no charges were filed, in an incident on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Newport Police Department reported.

Officers were dispatched to a residence on Smith Street, Newport, concerning a female shot by her boyfriend, Sgt. Matthew Elliott reported.
Samuel Styles, 22, met officers at the end of the driveway, and said his girlfriend, Cassandra McGhee, 32, was in the back bedroom along with a handgun on a nightstand.
Officers reportedly found McGhee lying on her side, bleeding from her upper right thigh muscle. A black handgun was on top of a nightstand, as Styles had reported.
McGhee was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by First Call EMS, and later released, according to the NPD and hospital spokesperson.
Styles was transported to Newport Medical Center by First Call EMS, treated, and released, according to the report.
McGhee said the two of them were lying in bed at the time of the shooting.
She said Styles got the gun to check it and, when he pulled the slide back and when the gun racked slid back forward, the gun fired.
McGhee said she had watched her boyfriend do that several times, so it was not of concern to her.
She said she heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash of light.

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Styles told officers that he, too, was shot, in the left thigh muscle. He said he was lying on his back, checking his gun.
He said, when he racked it back, the rack slid back forward, the gun fired, striking him in the left thigh and striking McGhee in her right thigh.
Det. Sgt. Derrick Webb talked to both parties on the scene and in the hospital and ruled it an accident on Styles’ part.
No charges will be fired, the report stated.
The gun was reportedly legally bought by Styles in 2014.
There was a nine-year-old minor child in the residence at the time of the incident. She was unharmed, but turned over to her grandmother, Janie Styles, Rockhill Road, Newport.
The bullet apparently traveled through the left side of Styles, and then through McGhee, a mattress, and box spring. The bullet was located in the bottom of the box spring, and a casing was against a window, Det. Webb reported.

http://www.newportplaintalk.com/news/article_117ba758-71a7-11e5-9ece-ef414b59ecf4.html




ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT LEADS TO FLORIDA HUNTER’S DEATH IN MURRAY

(10-13-15) On Monday October 12th at approximately 651 p.m. Shoshone County Deputies and Prichard/ Murray Volunteer Fire and Medical were dispatched to Prichard Creek Road in Murray to a report of a gunshot victim.

The victim, Stephen Davis (60) of Florida, was at his second home in Murray where a group of family and friends were done hunting for the day and were in the process of clearing their weapons. The victim was on the back steps of the residence taking his shoes off when the others heard a shot. They went out to find his revolver on the ground and him, shot in the chest. The victim had been wearing a .44 magnum revolver in a shoulder holster, prior to the shooting.

The others in the group provided first aid on him until emergency services arrived. Northwest Medstar was called to the scene and at 747 p.m. Medstar told the deputy to notify the coroner that the victim had succumbed to his injuries.  Shoshone County Sheriff Mitch Alexander confirmed that alcohol was not related to the accident and he offers his condolences to the family and friends of the victim.

http://www.idahopanhandler.com/2015/10/13/accidental-self-inflicted-gun-shot-leads-to-florida-hunters-death-in-murray/




RCMP rule death as accidental shooting

(10-13-15)  The death of a Sundre man found in his home with a gunshot wound to his upper body has been ruled accidental, said police.
Troy Younglove, 41, was deceased when EMS and police arrived at the scene, said Sgt. Jim Lank of the Sundre RCMP detachment.
“That sparked a fairly major investigation.”
The presence of a firearm near Younglove was not indicative of a typical sudden death, and police treat such files as potential worst-case scenarios, he said.
“We don’t rule anything out.”
The investigation led police to the conclusion the death was neither homicide nor suicide. The firearm was loaded and there was an accidental discharge as Younglove was handling the weapon, said the sergeant.
“We ruled it as a self-inflicted, unintentional discharge.”
Younglove had a history of exercising due diligence and caution when handling firearms and was “very safety conscious” — other firearms in the home were found securely stored safely, said Lank.
“It was obvious he was conscious of his firearms.”
The unfortunate circumstance is a somber reminder that a person can never be too safe when handling a firearm. It’s important to always check and make sure the firearm is clear and safe — or in other words that there are no rounds in the chamber, he said.
“That can never be stressed enough.”
A celebration of life for Younglove was held on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Sundre Community Centre.

http://www.sundreroundup.ca/article/RCMP-rule-death-as-accidental-shooting-20151013




Man accidentally shoots self near Kyle school  

(10-13-15)  Accidental shooting near school

Police responded to an accidental shooting near Kyle Elementary School Tuesday, city and school officials said.

About 2:30 p.m. officers received reports of a man who shot himself in the leg while he was in his car near Kyle Elementary School, a city spokeswoman said.

There is no threat to the campus and all students and staff were safe, according to Hays Consolidated Independent School District officials.

The man was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge, police said.

— Nicole Chavez, American-Statesman staff

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/crime-law/man-accidentally-shoots-self-near-kyle-school/nn2r8/




13-year-old Antioch girl arrested after accidentally shooting herself in the hand  

(10-13-15)  ANTIOCH (KRON) — Authorities say a 13-year-old Antioch girl has been arrested after she accidentally shot herself in the hand with a gun.

The girl said she found the weapon at school in a restroom last week. The teen told officers she placed the gun in her backpack where she kept it all day.

A report said when she got home, she was going to show the firearm to her grandmother but then accidentally shot herself in the hand. The girl is recovering.

Police took the gun and booked her into a juvenile hall on suspicion of weapons-related charges.

No word yet on the owner of the gun.

http://kron4.com/2015/10/13/13-year-old-antioch-girl-arrested-after-accidentally-shooting-herself-in-the-hand/




Boy, 11, accidentally shot by brother while quail hunting in Tuscaloosa  

(10-13-15)  A 16-year-old accidentally shot his 11-year-old brother while quail hunting in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, according to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit.

The boy’s injuries are not life-threatening, Captain Gary Hood with the homicide unit said.

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office asked homicide investigators to respond to the shooting in the 13000 block of North Rosser Road around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 10.

The incident happened when a 69-year-old man took his grandsons quail hunting on their property and the 16-year-old accidentally shot his younger brother while trying to shoot a quail.

The 11-year-old was hit by birdshot, which injured his face and left hand. He was taken to DCH in Tuscaloosa and expected to be OK.

http://www.wbrc.com/story/30241970/boy-11-accidentally-shot-by-brother-while-quail-hunting-in-tuscaloosa