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Police: 10-year-old accidentally shot by 8-year-old brother


Peter Nickeas
2:09 pm, November 12, 2015
A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the side by his 8-year-old brother Thursday morning in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side, according to authorities.

The boy was taken by his family to Little Company of Mary Hospital, and he was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in guarded condition with a gunshot wound near his left ribs, police said.

The shooting happened about 9 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Bishop Street, authorities said.

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http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-85011567/




Man arrested for accidentally shooting woman during sex

10 News Staff, WTSP 11:20 a.m. EST November 12, 2015


A man has been arrested after accidentally shooting a woman in the head while they were engaged in sexual activity.

Just before 2 a.m. on November 7, Tampa Police responded to a 911 call from Tyrone Fields who said he shot Christina Meagher in the head at the Regency Inn and Suites on Church Avenue.

When police arrived they were met by Fields and saw Meagher on the bed with a gunshot wound to her head. She was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital where she later died from her injuries.

Fields admitted to shooting the victim but said it had been during "freaky sex" with Meagher and that he had only know her for two days. He says they were involved in a role-play scenario in which he put a gun to her head. Fields said he removed the magazine from his handgun but forgot to remove the bullet from the chamber so when he intentionally pulled the trigger as part of the role-play, he fired a single round into the her head.

Motel surveillance video shows Fields and Meagher both entering the motel room consensually. Also, sexual battery examination results appear to be negative for any injury consistent with sexual battery.


http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/crime/2015/11/12/man-arrested-accidentally-shooting-woman-during-sex/75646104/






Father charged with murder after nine-year-old accidentally shot himself 


(11-13-15)  A DETROIT father has been charged with murder after his nine-year-old son fatally shot himself with a shotgun.
Christopher Head, 45, was home on Monday when his son Daylen found the loaded weapon in a second-floor bedroom and accidentally unleashed a fatal shot to his head and died at the scene, police say.
Head is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree child abuse and weapons charges.
Wayne County prosecutor’s office released limited detail of the case.
“It is alleged that the father possessed a loaded shotgun that was not secured and accessible to the child ... the case remains under investigation,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.



As the father is held awaiting a court hearing, Daylen’s school has set up a GoFundMe account to help cover funeral costs for the boy.
“Daylen Head, 3rd grade student, was a promising young man whose life has been abruptly cut short,” the crowd-funding page reads.
“Daylen was an energetic and loving son, brother and friend. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him.”
Friends of the family have left tributes on the page, remembering the energetic nine-year-old as “a great little soul”.


http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/father-charged-with-murder-after-nine-year-old-accidentally-shot-himself/story-fnh81jut-1227607128251