(2 wounded/ 3 dead) potpourri of accidental shootings. Again a cop in the station. Among others.

Victim died within minutes of accidental shooting  

(10-26-15)  Sioux Falls -   Two other men were arrested following the incident: one on drug charges and one for manslaughter.

Sioux Falls Police arrested the owner of a gun involved in a fatal, accidental shooting in a Sioux Falls apartment.

Mason Mitzel, 19, faces several drug-related charges after authorities found $30,000 worth of drugs in his car, police said.

He's accused of bringing an AK-47 rifle to the apartment, where it discharged early Saturday, killing 19-year-old Mikael Ashame.

David Randle, Jr., 21, was holding the gun at the time it went off and is charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter.

The bullet struck Ashame in his leg, hitting an artery. He died within minutes, police said.

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/26/victim-saturday-shooting-named-two-arrested/74626420/





Police investigating Chesterfield father's death as an accidental shooting

update on saturdays reported shooting

(10-26-15)  With his wife visiting relatives in Delaware, Nick Clavier and his four young children planned to spend Saturday afternoon fishing, a favorite family pastime. The five had stopped for candy and were en route to pick up some worms when an inexplicable tragedy struck.

Clavier suddenly veered off the road and crashed about 1:15 p.m. in woods in the 8700 block of Hull Street Road in Chesterfield County, police said. His children, ages 9, 8, 6 and 4, escaped harm.
Clavier suffered serious, life-threatening injuries, but apparently not from the crash. Responding officers discovered he had been shot.

The 32-year-old lifelong Chesterfield resident was taken to Chippenham Hospital, where he died.
Grieving family members are still trying to sort out what happened.

“All we know is that a gun went off — either his gun or somebody shot him, one or the other,” said Clavier’s father-in-law, the Rev. Nathan Boehm. Clavier had a concealed-weapon permit and would always carry his firearm on trips with his children, Boehm said.

Police don’t suspect foul play and are investigating Clavier’s death as a possible accident.
After crashing in the woods, Boehm said his 9-year-old granddaughter took command of her siblings and led them to safety at a nearby church.

“Right away, she opened the door and got the kids out, which was quite a feat for several reasons,” said Boehm, pastor of the Richmond Family Worship Center at 7424 Belmont Road.
For one, Boehm said, the eldest had to coax her younger sister, 8, who has Asperger’s syndrome, out from under one of the car seats where she was hiding.

Barefooted, the eldest child then led her younger sister and two younger brothers “through a lot of brush that was as tall as she was” through the woods and to a nearby church. “But she still did it because she was trying to save the family,” Boehm said.

When family members on Sunday revealed to the children that their father had died, the eldest girl “started to take the blame” for the tragedy, Boehm said.

“I tried to save my family, I tried to save them,” Boehm said the girl plaintively cried.   “Just 9 years old,” Boehm noted. “I’m really proud of her.”

Boehm said his son-in-law occasionally took his children fishing on weekends and they had stopped at Clavier’s mother’s house before heading out.     They then apparently stopped for candy and were “heading to get some worms” when the crash occurred, Boehm said.

Clavier’s wife of 11 years, Melody, was driving to Delaware with Boehm’s wife and youngest daughter to attend a family member’s retirement party when they got the news, Boehm said.
“They got there and five minutes later had to turn around and head back,” Boehm said. “It took them five hours to get back because my daughter was sick ... with nerves. So my guess is that was probably the longest five hours she’s ever experienced.”

Community members have established a page for the Clavier family on the GoFundMe website with a goal of raising $100,000. About $17,500 had been raised as of 5:30 p.m. Monday.
“The CLAVIER Family is in desperate need of PRAYER first and foremost!” the page narrative reads. “Their family was struck by tragedy when the patriarch, Nick, suffered a gunshot wound to the head, on his way to go fishing with his four kids.”

http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/article_b467021b-d1f7-53f8-a917-bb85a6a51987.html







UPDATE: Mason City shooting called “accidental”

MASON CITY, Iowa – (10-26-15)  Authorities say a man shot himself in the abdomen in Mason City.

The incident happened around 11:57 pm Sunday.  Police officers responded to the 300 block of 9th Street SE for what is being described as an accidental shooting.

The man, who has not been identified, was transported to Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa for treatment.  An investigation is continuing

Previous story below.

 MASON CITY, Iowa – A Mason City man sought emergency treatment after suffering a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Police responded to the 300 block of 9th street southeast overnight Sunday, on a report  a man needed emergency assistance after being shot.
The circumstances are unknown at this time although, it is not thought to be a suicide attempt.
Mason City Police are investigating.
The man was transported to Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.

http://kimt.com/2015/10/26/man-shot-at-home/




Accidental gunfire injures officer at Belleville police headquarters  

Belleville N.J.  (10-26-15)  A Belleville police officer suffered a gunshot wound after his gun accidently fired inside the police station.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor, the gun belonged to the officer and went off inside the detective bureau at around 3:30 p.m. Monday. The officer suffered a flesh wound to his leg.
He was taken to a local hospital to be treated and is expected to be OK. No one else...

http://newjersey.news12.com/news/accidental-gunfire-injures-officer-at-belleville-police-headquarters-1.11013519



Teen killed in hunting accident, coroner says

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C (10-26-15)  A teenager was killed in a hunting accident Sunday in Newberry County, the coroner said.


Newberry County Coroner Craig Newton said 18-year-old Kendall Lesher Williams of Prosperity was killed at about 7 p.m. Sunday.  The accidental shooting happened off Highway 391 near Big Creek Road in Prosperity, Newton said.

Newton said Williams suffered a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.  The circumstances of the shooting were not released.

Williams was a student at Mid Carolina High School and was a senior.

The death is being investigated by the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division and the Newberry Coroner's Office with assistance from the Sheriff’s Office.

Newton said Williams’ death has affected several families, and he has asked that their privacy be respected.

"I offer my prayers and sympathy to all who have been touched or affected by this tragic event. My heartfelt condolences are with you all during this difficult time," Newton said.

Principal Ray Cooper released a statement that says: “It is with heavy hearts, that we at Mid-Carolina High School mourn the loss of one of our own, Kendall Williams who passed away this weekend.  Kendall Williams was an outstanding young man who was liked by all and he will be greatly missed by students, and staff alike.

“It is a sad and difficult time at MCHS for students and staff as we cope with this tragic loss.  Additional support is being provided for any student or staff member who needs it.  In addition to our own school based counselors, all of our surrounding elementary, middle, and high schools have sent their counselors to MCHS to ensure that we have enough help available.

“Westview Behavioral Center has also provided a clinical counselors as well.  Support zones have been established in multiple locations across our campus with a counselor assigned to each zone.  Also, at the request of the students, the Media Center is being made available in the mornings, and during lunch as a quiet place for students to meet and collectively mourn this tragic loss.”

http://www.wyff4.com/news/Teen-killed-in-hunting-accident-coroner-says/36054772



13-year-old shot at military base has died; friend charged  

The 13-year-old boy shot in the face last week by another teen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has died.

(10-26-15) JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who was shot in the face last week at a military base in Washington state has died, and his 17-year-old friend remains in juvenile detention, police said Monday.

The boy died Sunday night at a hospital, where he was taken after being shot last Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, said Lakewood Police Lt. John Unfred.

Unfred told The Associated Press the boy sneaked onto a remote, wooded part of the base with his 14-year-old brother and their friend, apparently so they could “shoot off a few rounds” from an old handgun they had somehow obtained. They entered the base through a hole that had been cut in a perimeter fence that abuts a neighborhood, he said.

The victim’s brother told authorities that the three boys were walking in the woods when he heard a gunshot; he turned to see his brother lying on the ground and the 17-year-old holding a gun, court records said.

The older boy, who ran off after the shooting, later said it was an accident, The News Tribune newspaper of Tacoma reported (http://is.gd/ZAzvPs ), citing court records. He pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of third-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm, charges which had not been changed as of Monday morning.

Lakewood police are investigating how the boys got the gun, Unfred said. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ran a trace on the weapon, which showed the last official documentation of it to have been a sale in Kansas about 35 years ago, he said.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/13-year-old-shot-last-week-at-jblm-has-died/