Teen critically wounded by accident with muzzleloaded gun
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. --(12-23-15) A Poplar Bluff teen is in critical condition after her father accidentally shot her with a black-powder gun Monday morning inside their home.
Kaitlyn Elise Pullam, 17, was in critical but stable condition in the intensive-care unit Monday night at St. Louis Children's Hospital, said Butler County sheriff's investigator Randle Huddleston.
Butler County deputies learned Pullam had been shot about 11:25 a.m. Monday.
When Butler County Sheriff's Sgt. Brandon Lowe arrived at the Pullam home in the 500 block of County Road 4222, he said he found the teen lying on her bedroom floor and her father, Joe Denton Pullam, performing CPR.
Lowe said the girl was covered in blood, and she had what he described as a severe wound on the right side of her face.
Lowe said Kaitlyn Pullam was taken to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, where she was stabilized before being flown to St. Louis.
Authorities said they believe the girl was standing by the head board of her bed when the bullet came through her bedroom wall. The bullet "actually went in through her right shoulder, then blew up, and shrapnel hit her in the face and chest and then hit the other wall," Lowe said.
The bullet fragmented and went into her lungs, Huddleston said.
As the girl was being seen to by emergency-services personnel, deputies began investigating the scene and talking with family members.
Barbara Pullam, the girl's mother, told officers she had brought home two .50-caliber muzzleloaded guns to her son from a cabin where they had been stored.
"(Joe Pullam) said they had been in a cabin for three years," Huddleston said. "He thought they were unloaded. He picked one of them up, and while handling the firearm, he inadvertently squeezed the trigger, and it went off."
Joe Pullam reported when the gun went off, he "initially thought it was a powder charge, and he said: 'Thank you, it wasn't loaded.' Then, he looked around the living room and saw the hole in the wall," Huddleston said.
Knowing the wall adjoined his daughter's bedroom, Pullam ran in to check on her and immediately began CPR.
When investigator Kelly Thompson said in his report he found what he described as "large" holes in the living room wall, bedroom wall and Kaitlyn Pullam's head board.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2261721.html
Man dies after accidentally shooting himself: Miami-Dade Police
Miami (12-22-15) A Miami-Dade man has died after accidentally shooting himself in the chest while showing a family member how to clean a gun, police said.
Josmel Herrera, 43, was on a video call with the family member at his home in the 10600 block of Southwest 27th Street Tuesday night when the shooting happened, Miami-Dade Police said.
Herrera was explaining the proper way to clean a firearm when he shot himself, police said.
Police and fire rescue workers responded to the home just after 7:20 p.m. and performed emergency care before taking Herrera to Kendall Regional Trauma Center, where he later died.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, police said.
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-Accidentally-Shooting-Himself-Miami-Dade-Police-363325621.html
Police: Man accidentally shot friend while deer hunting in Oneida County
WESTMORELAND - (12-22-15) A man was accidentally shot by his friend while the pair were deer hunting Sunday in Westmoreland in Oneida County, Oneida County sheriff's deputies said.
Kevin J. Barber, 43, of Westmoreland was shot in his right forearm while hunting about 4:30 p.m. Sunday near the corner of Jenkins and Spring House roads in the town of Westmoreland, police said. He was hunting with Bernard A. Snell Jr., 45, also of Westmoreland.
Snell told police he had shot and wounded a deer about 15 minutes before the shooting. Snell said he and Barber then separated and began tracking the deer.
Snell said he thought he saw the deer in some heavy brush about 25 yards away and then fired his .50-caliber muzzle-loader, accidentally striking Barber instead, police said.
Snell called 911 right away, police said, and came to Barber's aid.
Barber was taken to SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, police said.
Members of the state Department of Environmental Conservation are assisting sheriff's deputies with the investigation.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/police_man_accidently_shot_friend_while_deer_hunting_in_oneida_county.html
Game warden: Man shoots foot during illegal hunt near Denver City
DENVER CITY, TEXAS — (12-22-15) A man shot himself in the foot and was later arrested along with a friend after officials say they were hunting without permission on private property.
James Oboyle, 32, and Raul Cervantes, 45, went to private land Friday in Yoakum County to hunt rabbits, according to a statement from the Texas Game Warden’s Office.
During the hunt, one of them accidentally shot himself in the foot. When they attempted to leave, their vehicle became stuck in mud on the property. They contacted an acquaintance for help to pull out the vehicle.
The Yoakum County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the incident and received a statement from the Lovington, New Mexico, Police Department about its contact with one of the men as he was seeking treatment at the Lovington hospital for his gunshot wound.
After Yoakum County authorities learned the incident might have involved illegal hunting, they asked that the local game warden help with their investigation. The game warden and a Yoakum County deputy collected additional evidence and issued three arrest warrants. The hunters were located and taken into custody Monday afternoon.
Both men are being charged with hunting without landowner consent, a Class A misdemeanor, and one of them, who is a convicted felon, is being charged with illegal possession of a firearm, a third-degree felony.
“I am proud of the strong working relationship between Texas game wardens and the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Office,” said Aaron Sims, Lubbock district public information officer for the game warden’s office. “As with game wardens across the state, the partnerships between sheriffs as well as private landowners are key to protecting the wildlife and natural resources.”
Sims also reminds potential hunters to obtain permission before entering private property.
“This case should serve as a reminder to all. No matter the animal or the means and methods, hunters need to be aware of who owns the land, and get permission prior to entering the property.”
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2015-12-22/game-warden-man-shoots-foot-during-illegal-hunt-near-denver-city#.VnpxshyxXaw
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