Police: Accidental shooting injures 1 in Tempe
Tempe. Ar. (12-23-15) Police say a man was injured in an accidental shooting at a commercial yard Wednesday afternoon in Tempe.
One man was taken to a hospital with injuries, the extent of which were not known.
Details were not immediately available, but police said they were investigating the incident near Warner Road and Hardy Drive as an accidental discharge.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/breaking/2015/12/23/police-accidental-shooting-injures-1-tempe/77847608/
Officer practicing 'quick draw' fires shot inside Des Moines Airport
DES MOINES, Iowa —(12-24-15) A Des Moines police officer reported that he accidentally fired his service weapon inside the Des Moines Airport Wednesday.
The incident was reported about 5 p.m. at 5800 Fleur Drive.
Officer Brady Pratt, 23, of Des Moines, said he was standing near fridge, facing the west wall when he drew his duty weapon from his holster to practice his "quick draw" skills, according to a police report.
He "unknowingly had his finger on the trigger and discharged a round into the ceiling tile."
The report shows the round went through the wall and out into the hallway and continued up into the tile in the hallway.
No one was hurt.
http://www.kcci.com/news/officer-practicing-quick-draw-fires-shot-inside-des-moines-airport/37119366
Bismarck Man Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Woman in Arm
Bismarck, N.D. (12-24-15) A Bismarck woman was accidentally shot through the door of a trailer home early yesterday morning.
Bismarck Police say the incident happened on Claridge Loop when 38-year-old Ernest Wohl of Bismarck was clearing his 40 caliber handgun and it went off.
The woman was hit in the arm and she was treated by EMTs before being taken to the hospital.
Wohl was charged with reckless endangerment.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/home/headlines/Bismarck-Man-Arrested-After-Accidentally-Shooting-Man-in-Arm-363473601.html
Cops: Man killed home intruder but also brother, housemate
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ (12-24-15) A former juvenile delinquent fatally shot an armed robber who broke into his apartment through a bathroom window and accidentally shot and killed his visiting teenage brother and his housemate while exchanging shots with the intruder, a district attorney said Wednesday.
Meiko Devaughn has been charged with illegally possessing a firearm, drug possession and receiving stolen property.
Devaughn, who police said was in the “drug business,” shot at 25-year-old Kadeem Williams after Williams climbed into the apartment Devaughn shared with Akeilah Solomon at about 3:20 a.m. Monday, said Stephen Zappala Jr., the Allegheny County district attorney.
As the two fired shots at each other, Devaughn, 22, also struck the 20-year-old Solomon and his 16-year-old brother, Jaimill Kenney, with bullets, killing them. Williams was mortally wounded in the exchange but managed to run outside before dying, Zappala said.
It’s not clear whether Devaughn will face charges for the shootings, Zappala said, because the investigation is continuing.
“We have to know all the evidence first,” the prosecutor said at the scene Tuesday. “You’re entitled to protect yourself.”
The county medical examiner determined Solomon was shot once in the head, while Kenney and Williams were shot once each in the chest. Kenney was visiting his brother.
Devaughn was adjudicated delinquent, the juvenile court equivalent of a conviction, in 2009 on charges including robbery and aggravated assault. That’s why it was illegal for Devaughn to possess the .40-caliber Glock pistol he used, according to a criminal complaint. The gun had been stolen from neighboring Butler County.
Police believe Williams was trying to rob Devaughn because $1,000 worth of marijuana and $14,000 cash were found in the apartment, police said.
Zappala said investigators believe at least one other intruder may have been involved. They didn’t find a gun near Williams’ body outside the apartment complex but did find shells from a different caliber weapon at the scene, he said.
Online court records don’t list an attorney for Devaughn, who was in custody awaiting arraignment Wednesday.
http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/12/24/cops-man-killed-home-intruder-but-also-brother-housemate/
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