(1 wounded/ 3 dead) Frightened 78 yr old woman shoots self

Arizona man held in apparent accidental shooting death

(10-10-15)  Lake Havasu City, Ariz., police cited alcohol as a factor in an apparent accidental shooting resulting in the death of one man and the arrest of his friend Friday.

Lt. Joe Harrold said officers responded just before 9 p.m. to a report of a shooting at a home in the 3200 block of Arapaho Drive.

Harrold said Kristopher Setser, 26, was lying on a bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to his chest. Setser died following transport to Havasu Regional Medical Center.

Setser's friend Eric Huffman was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

"Detectives learned that Huffman was handling a pistol when it fired, resulting in Setser being struck in the chest," Harrold said.

Huffman made an initial court appearance before he was booked into the Mohave County Jail.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/arizona-man-held-apparent-accidental-shooting-death



Scared woman taken to hospital after accidentally shooting self

TOWN OF BURLINGTON – (10-10-15)  A woman who was scared and attempted to arm herself ended up in the hospital Friday night after she reportedly accidentally shot herself, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.

Friday night the Racine County Communication Center took a 911 call from a woman in the Bohners Lake area of the Town of Burlington who stated that her mother was shot in the stomach.

Upon the arrival of deputies — and through their investigation into the shooting — they learned that the 78-year-old woman was scared, for reasons the release did not note, and attempted to arm herself with her handgun.

She was walking in her house with the gun, when she reportedly dropped it. The gun reportedly hit the floor and fired upward, striking her in the abdomen.

The woman was transported to Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington and then to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa for her injuries. Her condition was not available Saturday.

The initial investigation into this incident shows that alcohol and drugs may have played a contributing factor in the chain of events, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

“The Sheriff’s Office would like to take this opportunity to remind people to be extra cautious with firearms and to remember gun safety when handling any firearm,” the office stated in a news release

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/scared-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-accidentally-shooting-self/article_adaba783-fc4e-58d6-92de-ac25f99219e7.html




'Mommy, am I gonna die': Mom of 5-year-old Ohio girl accidently shot by cop trying to subdue dog says officer left scene

An Ohio girl who was accidentally shot by a cop trying to subdue a charging dog in June continually cried out “Mommy, am I gonna die?" while medics saved her life, the girl’s mother told Inside Edition.

Ava Ellis, of Whitehall, who is now 5 years old but was 4 at the time of the incident, suffered a gunshot wound that “shattered the bone” in her right leg after a Columbus police officer, who The Columbus Dispatch identified as Jonathan Thomas, pulled the trigger on June 19.

“They had started to cut her pants off her and I just see blood everywhere,” her mom Andrea Ellis said of the aftermath.

Police told Inside Edition they are “grateful to learn that healing is under way,” but Ellis believes the incident was been wrongfully handled by police.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/mom-girl-accidentally-shot-speaks-article-1.2392772





Hunter dead near Colfax in Saturday morning 'incident'

(10-10-15)  One person died at the scene after an early morning hunting incident near Glenwood Road, about four miles east of Colfax, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers.
It is unclear when the incident occurred, but deputies and emergency crews were called at about 7:50 a.m.,  the sheriff said in a news release Saturday afternoon.

"Initial reports indicated that one member of a hunting party had been accidentally shot," Myers said.

"Because of the remote location of the incident, first responders were delayed in their initial attempts to locate the victim," he said. "Whitcom dispatchers who originally took the 911 call, worked with members of the hunting party, via cell phone, to perform CPR on the injured hunter."\
They were unsuccessful.
No information was provided on the gender, age or hometown of the victim or any other members of the party until crews could arrive. Shortly after emergency crews located the hunting party it was determined that the victim had succumbed to his injuries.

The sheriff, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Whitman County Coroner are continuing the investigation.

http://dnews.com/breaking_news/hunter-dead-near-colfax-in-saturday-morning-incident/article_92ea8340-6f9f-11e5-a118-0b4e6520861b.html




Police: Man mistakes wife for intruder, shoots her to death

SAN ANTONIO - (10-10-15)  San Antonio police were called to the North Side Saturday morning after a man claims he accidentally shot his wife in the chest.

According to police, the man said he was asleep when he heard noises inside his home. He grabbed his shotgun and went into a hallway when he said he heard voices.

Investigators say as the man turned the corner, he fired a single shot at the person he thought was an intruder.

Police said the person was his wife and she died at the scene.

As of 8:30 a.m., officials were processing the scene in the 3500 block of Bent Hollow. Authorities say they are gathering information and interviewing neighbors.

"We have a crime scene investigators and homicide unit here trying to put the puzzle pieces together, and determine exactly what happened,” said Officer Doug Greene with SAPD. “The male has been transported to the homicide unit and he's being interviewed at this time."

The man has not been charged with a crime at this time. This is a developing story. Refresh this page for the latest details.

http://www.ksat.com/news/police-man-mistakes-wife-for-intruder-shoots-her-to-death