Wasilla, AK (1-22-16) A 17-year-old accidentally shot a 16-year-old Thursday night in the Knik-Fairview area, according to Alaska State Troopers.
The teen’s injuries were not life-threatening, according to a trooper dispatch posted online. Troopers learned of the shooting at 11:30 p.m. and discovered that the 17-year-old “was handling a loaded firearm when it discharged.”
The younger teen was taken to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center for treatment. Troopers say alcohol and controlled substances appear to be a factor in the accident as the investigation continues.
While at the home, troopers arrested Wasilla resident Jared Mayer, 20, who was wanted on a warrant related to an original charge of minor consuming alcohol
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/troopers-16yearold-injured-in-accidental-valley-shooting/37574260
Sulphur Springs man accidentally shoots his own foot at a church
Sulphur Springs, TX (1-22-16) Sulphur Springs police say a man accidentally shot himself in the foot Wednesday evening at a church.
Police said at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a shooting at the Davis Street Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Officers discovered a person, who was not identified, had accidentally discharged his pistol and shot himself in the foot.
The victim sustained a minor wound, and no one else was hurt.Police said the shooting happened in the church's family life center.
http://www.news-journal.com/news/2016/jan/22/sulphur-springs-man-accidentally-shoots-his-own-fo/
Men Jailed for Assaulting Women in Video Gone Awry
FREEDOM, Pa. (AP) (1-22-16) - Police say the recording of a drug-themed music video went awry, leading to two women being pistol-whipped, one man being shot and two men under arrest.
Thirty-four-year-old Antonio Clinkscales, of Freedom, and 33-year-old Kmeene Hubbard, of Beaver Falls, are charged with aggravated assault.
Beaver County authorities say the men were shooting the video in a Freedom home on Jan. 15 when two women hired to appear in it began arguing with the men about stolen drugs.
Police say the men beat, choked and pistol-whipped the women and that one of the men fired the gun to scare them. Investigators say one of the women then wrestled with Clinkscales for the gun. During that struggle, authorities say, Hubbard was accidentally shot in the abdomen.
Court records don't list defense attorneys for the men. They face a Feb. 1 preliminary hearing.
http://www.wtrf.com/story/31035602/men-jailed-for-assaulting-women-in-video-gone-awry
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Guns now No. 2 cause of accidental child death in county
A 4-year-old Harris County boy died after shooting himself in the head Tuesday, adding to a toll that's become the second leading cause of accidental death for children in Harris County.
Only motor vehicles account for a larger percentage of accidental deaths, according to Harris County Institute of Forensic Science statistics. Of the 1,074 minors who died in Harris County from 2011 to 2014, about 1 in 8 was killed by a gun, according to the data.
That's an average of 27 child fatalities by guns a year for that span.
Two minors have already died from accidental gunshots in 2016 - Bryson Hernandez, who shot himself in the head at his grandparents' Cypress-area home early Tuesday, and a 15-year-old who was shot by his older brother on Jan. 16 in southwest Houston.
In addition, a 2-year-old in Montgomery County shot himself in the hand after his father left a handgun he'd been cleaning out unattended on Jan. 3.
Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control coalition funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as part of a crusade against firearm violence and to politically challenge the National Rifle Association, tracks media reports about accidental shootings by children. Recently released data compiled by the organization shows that at least 265 minors unintentionally shot themselves or someone else in 2015, and 17 of those incidents were in Texas.
The group found that improper gun storage led to most of the unintended deaths. Two-thirds happened in a home or vehicle belonging to the victim's family and most often with legally owned guns that were not secured.
Child Protective Services officials are looking into how Bryson gained access to the firearm. Bryson's grandparents are cooperating with investigators fully, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The findings will be forwarded to a Harris County grand jury.
Adults can be prosecuted for making a firearm accessible to a child, a misdemeanor charge.
In a statement released through Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, relatives said they hoped Bryson's death would spur gun owners to take more precautions.
"Always check to make sure you know where your guns are and that they are safely out of reach of children, not loaded and locked away," the statement said.
Bryson, who was enthralled with the fearless and beneficent superhero Iron Man, will save the lives of other children as an organ donor. He will be laid to rest in his Iron Man costume.
Houston-area CPS spokeswoman Tiffani Butler said children should be taught not to touch guns. If minors encounter a weapon, they should know to leave the area and alert an adult.
She also provided these tips from the agency's Office of Child Safety as ways to prevent children from accessing a loaded gun:
Keep guns unloaded when not in use.
Don't store bullets and guns in the same place.
Use cable locks or trigger locks.
Use gun locks with combination, magnetic or electronic security, but not keys.
Store guns in a lock box, vault or safe.
Bryson's autopsy was scheduled to be performed on Friday.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Guns-now-No-2-cause-of-accidental-child-death-in-6778657.php
Edmonton an charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting woman instead of robbers
Edmonton, AB (1-22-16) An Edmonton man is charged with manslaughter after a woman happened to walk into an apartment as he shot at two home invaders.
Yvette Lydia Morin, 28, was shot dead on Dec. 12 in an apartment near 107th Avenue and 106th Street.
“(She) just walked in, very unfortunately, at the wrong time ... and she sustained the gunshot through a door that was probably meant for the other guys,” Edmonton police spokesman Scott Pattison said Friday.
Police say at around 10 p.m. Dec. 12, two men broke into the suite and demanded valuables from 53-year-old Donat Albert, who lived there.
The robbers ushered people who were in the basement apartment into a bedroom, Pattison said.
As the invaders were leaving, Albert allegedly found a hidden gun and shot at them through a doorway. Morin had just walked into the apartment, Pattison said.
“She was the unfortunate victim on the other side,” he said.
Police were initially told one of the robbers was responsible for the shooting, police said in a news release.
Paramedics took Morin to hospital, where she died a half hour later.
Albert is charged with manslaughter, careless storage of a firearm, and other criminal offences.
Johnny Jackknife, 34, and Jonathon Bass, 29, both of Edmonton, are charged with robbery and other unspecified charges.
Morin’s death was Edmonton’s 27th homicide of 2015.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/01/22/edmonton-an-charged-with-manslaughter-after-accidentally-shooting-woman-instead-of-robbers
Man faces misdemeanor charge after shooting family dog he mistook for a coyote
Onondaga, NY (1-22-16) A Warners man faces a misdemeanor charge for accidentally shooting a family dog that he mistook for a coyote in the Town of Onondaga late last year.
The dog that was shot was "Blue," an 8-year-old, female golden retriever/ pit bull mix, which was in her own yard at the time. The dog retreated into her home where its owners, Jody and Patricia Thivierge, called the Sheriff's Office. They took their dog to the DeWitt Animal Hospital where she was subsequently euthanized.
The case is currently being heard in the Town of Onondaga Court.
The incident occurred Dec. 10 on Amber Road in the Town of Onondaga. Ryan Impellizzieri, 29, of Warners, was visiting Matthew Slade, a friend of his on the street. He was helping Slade remodel a home he had recently bought.
At about 11 p.m., Impellizzieri heard what sounded like several coyotes in the backyard of his friend's house. Impellizzieri, who told sheriff's deputies he was a hunter, said he reached in his truck and grabbed his Remington Model 597 .22 magnum rifle and went into Slade's house.
"I wanted to make sure that Matt's two dogs and my dog were in the house and not outside in any danger," he said in his affidavit obtained from Town of Onondaga Court. "Matt, his fiancé and myself went out on the back deck. We could still hear the coyote calling."
Impellizzieri said the couple went back inside and he asked them to turn off the exterior light so he could better use a special light that was fastened to the top of his rifle. He looked around and saw nothing and went back in the house.
A short time later he went back outside and heard some rustling in the bushes where he had first heard the coyotes. He went back in the house to get his gun. Back out on the deck, he raised his firearm.
"With my rifle's green-colored light, I saw the two eyes in the same location where I had heard the coyote, " Impellizzieri said.
He fired one shot, estimating it was around 60 yards.
"I heard a loud yelp and then whatever I shot take off running towards the neighbors' house," Impellizzieri said. "At that very moment, I had a gut feeling that I had mistakenly shot someone's pet."
In his statement, Impellizzieri said he never would have shot someone's pet. "I feel terrible about what happened," he said.
Slade said everyone was shaken by the incident.
"It was an accident. Everyone knew it was an accident," he said. "I gave them (the neighbors) $1,000 that night. That was the least I could do. I couldn't imagine that happening to my dog. It was terrible."
In her affidavit, Patricia Thivierge, said Blue, who weighed a little more than 40 pounds, was let out that night to go to the bathroom.
"Blue was a beautiful soul. We miss her immensely," she said, sharing various pictures of the dog with syracuse.com, including a small shrine for Blue that her youngest son, Teddy, 11, made for Christmas.
The family has since gotten another dog – an 11-week-old, female English shepherd puppy. They named her Autumn.
Impellizzieri is charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied residence. According to the sheriff's report, he was 250 feet from the Thivierge's home at the time of the shooting
He was arraigned Wednesday evening in town court. He is due back in court Feb. 17, according to a court clerk.
http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2016/01/man_faces_misdemeanor_charge_after_shooting_family_dog_he_mistook_for_a_coyote.html
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