16-year-old flown to hospital after accidental shooting
CUMBERLAND, Wis. (WEAU)-- (11-30-15) A 16-year-old was flown to the hospital after he was accidentally shot.
It happened Sunday just before 4 p.m. in the Town of West Sweden, which is northwest of Cumberland.
Deputies say Michael Coen-Nelson of Frederick was driving a pickup truck when a rifle in the cab of the truck went of and shot him in the forearm.
The bullet passed through his arm and went through the truck cab. He was taken to a local hospital, then flown to St. Paul.
Deputies are still investigating.
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/16-year-old-flown-to-hospital-after-accidental-shooting-359017601.html
15-year-old killed after accidentally shooting himself in Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Ark. (11-30-15) A 15-year-old boy was killed after accidentally shooting himself the night before a planned hunting trip over the weekend, according to Jonesboro police.
In a report, police said they were initially called to a report of a shooting about 9:50 p.m. Saturday at 710 N. Caraway Road in Jonesboro.
At the scene, responding officers found two "extremely upset" men outside the residence: the father of the boy and an unidentified man. The two men told police that the victim was in the house's back bedroom.
Authorities said the unidentified victim, who had a gunshot wound to the right side of his head, was found on a bed unresponsive and still breathing. A black handgun was located in the boy's right hand, police said, adding that his finger was on the trigger.
A friend of the boy staying at the house went outside the residence to to notify the victim's father that his son had shot himself after the friend looked away at his phone, heard a gunshot and looked up to see the boy shot, according to the report.
The victim's friend, whose identity has also not been released, told police that he and the boy had planned to go deer hunting Sunday morning.
According to police, the victim was transported to St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, where he was later pronounced dead.
Additional firearms and ammunition were also were found in the bedroom, authorities said.
Jonesboro police spokesman Paul Holmes said no charges are anticipated in the accidental shooting death.
The 15-year-old boy's death was the fourth this month involving the fatal accidental shooting of a child in Arkansas.
Earlier this month, a 2-year-old boy shot himself in Benton, a 12-year-old boy shot his 16-year-old brother in Sevier County and a 6-year-old boy was shot in Little Rock, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/nov/30/boy-15-killed-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-/
Somerset County man injured in accidental shooting
SOMERSET, Pa. — (11-30-15) A 41-year-old Stoystown man was injured early Sunday afternoon when his firearm accidentally discharged while he was a passenger in a vehicle on Route 281 in Somerset Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The victim, Jason Michael Sutton, was taken to the Somerset Hospital by his wife, who was operating the vehicle at the time of the accidental shooting. The incident occurred on Route 281 near Culligan, police said.
Tfc. Todd A. Sherle reported the 1 p.m., shooting occurred as Sutton was riding in the vehicle and attempting to "make his weapon safe and caused a negligent discharge of the weapon."
Sutton was struck in the left thigh when the weapon discharged as the vehicle was in motion, police said. No information was available on his medical condition.
http://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/somerset-county-man-injured-in-accidental-shooting/article_69f1a6eb-3455-5e32-9131-ed62d6e837d5.html
Girl, 14, accidentally shot by family friend at CG firing range
By KEVIN REAGAN, Staff Writer
CASA GRANDE -- (11-30-15) A 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot by a family friend Saturday afternoon at Elzy Pearson Shooting Range on Isom Road, authorities said.
A 9mm handgun was accidentally discharged by Howard Reno, 50, while he was trying to holster the firearm. The bullet struck the teenage girl, who was seated about 20 feet away from Reno, in her front torso and exited through her back.
A Casa Grande Police Department park ranger responded first to the scene at about 5:30 p.m. to administer first aid.
The girl was reportedly alert and conscious when the Casa Grande Fire Department arrived on scene. She was later flown to a Phoenix-area hospital.
A family member of the girl reported on social media she is “doing fine” and that no drugs or alcohol were involved.
No charges have been filed against Reno, whose considered a friend of the girl’s family, and an incident report has been forwarded to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for review.
The Elzy Pearson Shooting Range is overseen by the City of Casa Grande’s Community Services Department.
The department’s advisory board approved a set of rules in 2003 to improve the safety of the city-operated shooting range. The former Community Services Director said at the time no formal rules had been established before to regulate the facility.
One of the approved rules dictated that firearms must be kept unloaded until shooters are on the firing line. Another required that all shots must only be fired into backstops.
http://www.trivalleycentral.com/casa_grande_dispatch/area_news/girl-accidentally-shot-by-family-friend-at-cg-firing-range/article_82709b2c-9799-11e5-b923-837caf2fb034.html
Teen Dead in Accidental Itasca Co. Shooting
Itasca County, Minn. (11-30-15) The Itasca County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old male was killed in an apparent accidental shooting on Sunday.
A 911 call at 11:30 a.m. reported that an 18-year-old male had accidentally shot his friend. The 17-year-old was dead when sheriff's deputies arrived.
The 18-year-old was taken into custody pending possible charges. The names of those involved are not yet being released due to juvenile involvement.
Squaw Lake First Responders, Deer River Ambulance, Leech Lake Tribal Police, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted the sheriff's office at the scene
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/s3977348.shtml
Centralia Shooting Determined to be Accidental
Centralia, WA (11-30-15) An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm after detectives determined a reported shooting early Monday morning was accidental.
The Centralia Police Department responded to the reported shooting at about 1 a.m. Monday morning after learning a patient who arrived at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia with a gunshot wound was actually shot in Centralia.
While the case was originally investigated as a first-degree assault, detectives determined the victim, a 21-year-old woman, was shot accidentally when her boyfriend’s pistol went off in his pocket, according to the Centralia Police Department. The Olympia Police Department assisted in the investigation.
The woman was treated and released for the non-life-threatening wound.
Police arrested the woman’s boyfriend, Austin C. Courtright, 18, of Centralia, on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail at 8:58 a.m. Monday.
http://www.chronline.com/crime/centralia-shooting-determined-to-be-accidental/article_9ada208e-97bc-11e5-9eb4-13124dae383e.html
2-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot in Lubbock County....
But, Taylor said it is standard procedure for the case to be presented to the Criminal District attorney for review.
http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/breaking-news/lpd-lso-respond-to-report-of-child-shot-multiple-times
Child Suffers Gunshot Wound; Believed To Be Accidental
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (11-30-15) A child was injured in what was believed to be an accidental shooting Monday night.
Officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department said a child about 4 years old shot himself in the arm at a home on Whittset Road.
They said a father was cooking in the kitchen when he heard a gunshot. He went to a bedroom where he found the child with a gun shot wound to the arm.
Officers believed the wound was "through and through" and didn't hit bone or vital organs. The child was still transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Detectives were still at the home, waiting for a warrant to enter the crime scene. They speculated the child got a hold of gun and accidentally shot himself.
Hunters Urged to Play it Safe in Chautauqua County Woods After 2nd Accidental Shooting
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. -- (11-30-15) Police in the town of Ellicott said a young boy was on Friday accidentally shot in the shoulder by his brother while hunting in the woods behind a mobile home park in Falconer. It's the second hunting-related accidental shooting in Chautauqua County since the Nov. 21 start of shotgun and rifle season.
"Always concerned about that. We're concerned that people who make judgment mistakes are going to hurt or kill somebody," said Sheriff Joe Gerace, D-Chautauqua County.
According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, the number of hunting-related shootings has gone down, with only 22 across the state last year.
Gerace says hunters need to follow basic safety guidelines like don't drink and hunt, know the area and wear bright orange instead of camouflage.
"People sometime shoot at the noises and that crackling brush could be a human being, and people get excited, and they see an animal, and suddenly they get tunnel vision and they forget about their surroundings," said Gerace.
"We don't want anybody to get hurt and obviously we don't anybody to get killed," said Bruce Piatz, M&M Sports Den owner.
Piatz, the longtime owner of M&M Sports Den in Jamestown, says all hunters are required to take the DEC's education course before he can issue them a license. He also urges hunters to use the firearm's safety lock and obey conservation laws.
"In terms of loading and unloading your firearm and shooting at the proper targets, it's going to be a safe sport," said Piatz.
Gerace says he hopes hunters get through the rest of season without incident.
"The ones we don't hear about are doing the things right, they're being safe, they're really good at what they do," said Gerace.
Rifle and shotgun season ends Dec. 13.
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/jamestown/news/2015/11/30/hunters-urged-to-play-it-safe-in-the-woods-after-second-accidental-shooting.html
Gunman tries to rob store; teen hurt in unrelated shooting
Moultrie, GA (11-30-15)
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At about 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday police were called to Colquitt Regional Medical Center where a 14-year-old boy had arrived with a gunshot wound.
The teenager told police that he was standing in the yard of his 518 First Ave. S.W. residence when he heard a shot and realized he had been struck by a bullet.
http://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/gunman-tries-to-rob-store-teen-hurt-in-unrelated-shooting/article_0592e11a-97d4-11e5-ba70-339ce4955b43.html
Sheriff: Rifle Goes Off Inside Truck, Injures 16-Year-Old Wis. Hunter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — (11-30-15) A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy is in the hospital after a hunting accident in Polk County, Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the accidental shooting occurred in the area of 150th Street and 350th Avenue in West Sweden Township, Wisconsin, shortly before 4 p.m.
The sheriff’s office says Michael Coen-Nelson of Frederic, Wisconsin, was driving a pickup when a .270-caliber bolt action rifle in the cab of the truck discharged. The bullet from the rifle passed through his right forearm and exited the rear of the truck cab.
A passenger, also 16 years old, flagged down a passing motorist, who helped provide medical aid until emergency responders arrived.
Coen-Nelson was taken to St. Croix Regional Medical Center and later airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul for further treatment to his arm.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating the shooting.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/11/30/sheriff-rifle-goes-off-inside-truck-injures-16-year-old-wis-hunter/
Nashville man wanted in weekend Franklin shooting
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – (11-30-15) Franklin police are searching for a Nashville man in a shooting they say left a woman seriously injured over the weekend.
The victim was driven to the emergency room by a witness Saturday night at 9 p.m. where she remains in stable condition.
Authorities said Devonta Haynes, 22, shot her in the back while she was driving and he was seated behind her.
Police say Haynes jumped out of the car in the Natchez Street area on the way to the hospital and has not been seen or heard from since.
Detectives are looking into the possibility of the shooting being accidental.
Haynes is currently wanted for felony reckless endangerment. Information on his whereabouts is worth up to $1,000 with an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 615-794-4000.
http://wkrn.com/2015/11/30/nashville-man-wanted-in-weekend-franklin-shooting/
Authorities investigate incident at Randolph gun range
RANDOLPH NJ— (11-30-15) Authorities were investigating an incident at RTSP Shooting Range in Randolph Monday evening.
Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Denise Arseneault didn't say whether anyone had been shot or injured but she did say there was no danger to the community.
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A message placed with RTSP Shooting Range Monday evening has not yet been returned. Randolph police referred all comment to the prosecutor's office.
A 21-year-old man died after he shot himself at this gun range in September. Range representatives have said the man's suicide was "a terrible tragedy."
Justin Zaremba may be reached at jzaremba@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JustinZarembaNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/11/authorities_investigate_incident_at_randolph_gun_r.html
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