Hartsville, In (2-22-16) — A Hartsville 6-year-old accidently shot his father after picking up an unsecured 38-caliber revolver that was on a desk in their home, Bartholomew County Sheriff's deputies said.
Deputies were called to the 200 block of Clinton Street in Hartsville at about 9:17 p.m. Sunday where they found James E. Lonaker, 62, with a gunshot wound to his upper body, deputies said. He died while being transported to an Indianapolis trauma center for medical attention.
Lonaker had been sitting at his desk and did not see the child pick up the handgun, deputies said. Lonaker died while being transported by helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital Sunday night, deputies said.
Lonaker's wife and a 1-year-old infant who were in the home when the shooting occurred were not injured, deputies said.
For more on this story, see Tuesday's Republic.
City Building Official Injured In Accidental Shooting
Greeneville, Tn (2-22-16) City Building Official Jeff Woods is in stable condition in Johnson City Medical Center after an accidental shooting this morning.
Greeneville police Detective Capt. Tim Davis said that about 10:30 a.m., Woods was in the parking lot of the medical office of Dr. Philip Thwing, 400 Y St., when a .22-caliber handgun went off.
Woods was outside the city-owned Jeep and the gun was in a coat pocket inside the vehicle when the weapon went off, Davis said.
“He was standing outside of his car and the firearm was in the car and it discharged, striking him in the abdomen,” Davis said.
Woods was able to walk into the doctor’s office and ask for help. He was taken to Laughlin Memorial Hospital by Greene County-Greeneville EMS and later flown by Wings Air Rescue to Johnson City Medical Center, where he was listed this afternoon in stable condition after surgery, Davis said.
The gun may have discharged as Woods placed his coat on a seat of the Jeep as he got out of the vehicle, a city official said.
“He was alert and talking to me (after the shooting),” Davis said.
Davis said that Woods told him “the gun went off from inside the vehicle.”
The gun is not city-issued.
“We’re calling it an accidental discharge. He happened to be in the wrong place,” Davis said.
See Tuesday’s edition of The Greeneville Sun for more details.
Phoenix man arrested in accidental shooting of 12-year-old nephew
Phoenix, Az (2-22-16) Phoenix police say a man has been arrested in the apparently accidental shooting of a 12-year-old boy believed to be the man’s nephew.
Sgt. Jonathan Howard says 29-year-old Robert Chavez was arrested Monday in the shooting of the boy late Sunday.
According to Howard, investigators determined that Chavez was showing the boy a gun when it discharged and wounded the boy.
The boy was hospitalized in critical condition but Howard says his prognosis is improving.
Howard says Chavez is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and of misconduct Involving weapons.
Chavez remains jailed and it’s not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Man accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun
Lancaster, Oh (2-22-16) - The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office said a man suffered an apparent minor injury after shooting himself in the stomach while cleaning his gun on the 100 block of Ross Road SE on Saturday.
The man’s wife said she took him to Fairfield Medical Center for treatment, but the hospital had no record of him being there Monday afternoon.
The sheriff’s office said all witness statements were consistent with that of an accidental shooting. It listed the gun as a semi-automatic Glock.
Miami-Dade police ‘hunting’ men who fatally shot boy, 6
Pinewood, Fl (2-22-16) A 6-year-old boy was fatally shot while playing with his friends in Pinewood, just north of Miami, and police and the boy’s family are taking on the area’s entrenched anti-snitch culture in hopes of persuading witnesses to come forward.
King Carter was playing Saturday afternoon in Blue Lake Village when “two unknown black males exited a dark four-door sedan and began shooting, striking Carter. The gunmen and driver then fled the complex in the vehicle in an unknown direction,” the Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement.
Police say they are looking for three black men. The make and model of their car is unknown.
“Clearly, he’s not the target. He happened to be an innocent bystander, outside playing, doing what kids do,” Miami-Dade police Director Juan Perez told CNN affiliate WPLG. “I’m angry. Our officers are angry. The community behind me’s angry, so hopefully they’re angry enough that they could provide some information that will lead to the arrests of the individuals.”
King was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died. Family members at the hospital began wailing upon learning the youngster had died, WPLG reported.
The boy’s father, Santonio Carter, posted a Facebook video from outside the hospital, in which he asked people to pray for him.
“Just lost my son, 6-year-old King Carter. Y’all seen me with him everyday, man,” he said before decrying the gun violence and “n**gas doing dumb s**t” in his community.
The grieving father, whose teen brother was killed in an accidental shooting in 2003, later directed his words toward his son’s killer, telling WPLG, “It’s so easy to get a gun. It’s cowards. … Where the real men at? They’re missing their daddies, and my son had a daddy and his daddy’s standing here before y’all, fed up.”
Family members described the first-grader at Van E. Blanton Elementary School as a joyful boy who loved sports, especially football, as well as cartoons, especially “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
The boy’s aunt, Tawana Akins, asked community members to attend a 2 p.m. Sunday vigil near the site of the shooting. She asked attendees to bring white candles and white balloons, and to wear “Ninja Turtles” attire, according to a Facebook post.
The area’s problems cooperating with police — particularly in the Liberty City neighborhood about a mile and a half south of where King was shot — have been well-documented, and Akins joined Perez and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez in urging witnesses to reach out to authorities.
“If you know what happened, please say something,” she said during a news conference. “A 6-year-old — just think of your life at 6. It could easily be your family next.”
The local Crime Stoppers chapter has put up $5,000 and Gimenez’s office announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the shooters’ arrests.
“We need (the community) to tell us what’s happening,” Gimenez told WPLG. “Then we can get to the bottom of it quicker, put less lives at risk and put the perpetrators behind bars.”
Akins expressed confidence that there are witnesses, stating on Facebook, “Too many people were out to not see anything. … You helped me lock up the other coward who killed my other nephew last year. Do it for us now in Jesus’ name.”
Perez seemed equally confident that his officers would find those responsible.
“Right now, we’re hunting for you. If you’re involved, you may as well turn yourself in because I don’t believe the community’s going to stand idle on this. I think the community’s going to stand tall and will hand these individuals up to us,” he said.
According to a tally from WPLG, at least 67 people age 18 or younger have been killed by gunshots in Miami-Dade County since 2013.
In December, a boy not much older than King — 7-year-old Amiere Castro — was inside his home when he was struck by a bullet from a drive-by shooting. The Miami-Dade Police Department has arrested three men in that case, according to WPLG.
Two men shot when gun goes off at Brunswick party
Injuries not life threatening, incident under investigation
Brunswick police are investigating an accidental shooting Sunday night that sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
Brunswick, Me (2-22-16) Brunswick fire and police responded to 8 Guadalcanal Drive for the shooting at 8:57 p.m. Officers arrived at the residence to find two injured men and administered first aid until medical personnel arrived.
According to Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan, a 29-year-old West Bath man showed a 28-year-old Brunswick man his unloaded Sig Sauer 9 millimeter handgun.
When the West Bath man reloaded the weapon, “it fired a round that went through his hand,” Hagan states in a press release. “The round then continued through the other parties’ leg, and struck a refrigerator in the residence.”
The 29-year-old of West Bath who fired the gun was transported to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with a gunshot wound to his hand. The 28-year-old Brunswick man was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland with a gunshot wound to his leg. Neither injury is considered life threatening.
The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time. Police did not release the names of either of the men who were shot with the single bullet.
Hagan said there were at least seven people at the party and the man who fired the gun had been drinking alcohol. He could not say if alcohol is a factor at this point but stressed, “Obviously anyone who has had any amount of alcohol should not be handling a firearm.”
Hagan said both injured men were guests at the gathering. The Brunswick man who was shot in the leg had first showed the West Bath man his firearm, and the West Bath man in turn showed the Brunswick man his weapon. It was unclear if both men normally carry firearms. There was no confrontation involved, Hagan said.
Car hit by stray bullet in Mooresville
Mooresville, NC (2-22-16) Mooresville police say a vehicle was struck by a bullet Sunday near exit 36 off Interstate 77.
Maj. Gerald Childress with the MPD said that at about 5:30 p.m. officers responded to a call regarding the stray bullet.
“It is believed that this was an accidental shooting and that the bullet may have come from another car on the interstate," he said.
It was not immediately clear whether the shooting happened on I-77 or on N.c. 150 near the interstate. There were no injuries.
“There is no indication that this was related to any road rage incident," Childress said.
Anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to call the department at 704-664-3311.
Man suspected of accidentally shooting himself with a stolen gun
Norwalk, Ca (2-22-16) A man who accidentally shot himself in the right leg Monday ended up getting arrested with a stolen gun.
Sgt. George Suarez of the Sheriff’s Norwalk station thinks the stolen weapon was the gun used in the shooting which happened in the 12000 block of Sproul Street.
The sergeant said a caller reported his brother had been shot in the leg at 2:31 a.m.
The man was allegedly drunk and shot himself in the leg with a gun in his pocket, according to Suarez.
Zachary Berns, 27, of Norwalk was arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen gun. He was taken to a hospital for the leg wound and cuts to the right arm, Suarez said.
He didn’t know how Berns got his arm injured.
Berns will be transferred later to either the jail ward or a county jail in downtown, he said.
Girl in stable condition after accidentally being shot at gun range
Rupert, Id. (2-21-16) Sunday at 2:19 p.m., a 12-year-old Burley teenage was accidentally shot while at the Rupert Gun Range. The girl was transported by ground ambulance to Minidoka Memorial Hospital and then she was air lifted to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello by Life Flight.
According to the mother, the girl is in stable condition this morning.
This investigation is ongoing and no other details will be released at this time.
Phoenix boy suffers life-threatening gunshot wound
Phoenix, Az (2-21-16) A Phoenix boy was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound Sunday evening, Phoenix police said.
The shooting happened at a home in the area of 17th Avenue and Buckeye Road, authorities said.
Conflicting reports were provided about the boy's age, with Phoenix police saying he was 12 and Phoenix fire officials saying he was 11.
The boy was in critical condition at the hospital, officials said.
Police were investigating the scene late Sunday and said all the people who were at the home when the shooting happened were accounted for.
Additional details were not immediately available.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/02/21/phoenix-boy-suffers-life-threatening-gunshot-wound/80720776/
Police: Uncle showing gun shoots 12-year-old boy (UPDATE
Police: Uncle showing gun shoots 12-year-old boy (UPDATE
(2-22-16) A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his uncle showed him his handgun and it accidentally went off, according to police.
Robert Chavez was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and misconduct after showing his nephew his gun, said Sgt. Jonathan Howard, a Phoenix police spokesman.
According to court documents, Chavez told officers he thought the gun was unloaded before pulling the trigger. The bullet hit his nephew in the chest.
Chavez is a prohibited possessor who is restricted from possessing a firearm, Howard said.
He admitted to officers that he bought the gun a week ago even though he knew he was not allowed to have one, according to court documents.
Police and paramedics responded to the call at a home in the 1700 block of West Tonto Street in Phoenix.
At last check, the boy's condition was improving, Howard said.
Chavez's bond was set at $50,000. His next court appearance was scheduled for Feb. 29.
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Florida Teen Accused of Killing His 10-Year-Old Sister
Panama City, Fl (2-22-16) The death of a 10-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of her 15-year-old brother, stunned employees of a Florida sheriff's office who had tried to help the family in the past, an authority with the office said Monday.
"About three or four years ago, one of our deputies discovered the family living in basically a pole barn with walls that were covered with tarps," said Maj. Tommy Ford of the Bay County Sheriff's office. "We went out there and helped to put walls up and brought some food and Christmas presents for the kids."
Deputies arrested the 15-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon after finding his sister's body in a field near the home. The girl was reported missing Sunday morning. The Associated Press does not generally name juveniles accused of crimes.
Ford said the boy became a suspect during the search and that he later confessed to killing his sister. In an arrest affidavit released by the department Monday afternoon, an officer who interviewed the boy wrote that he first told investigators that he shot his sister about 3 a.m. Sunday after mistaking her for a deer. The boy later said he saw someone attack his sister and he accidentally hit her while trying to fire at the attacker. The boy changed his story a third time and said that he accidentally shot his sister while trying to teach her how to shoot his rifle.
The boy also told investigators that he cleaned his sister's body, changed her clothing and moved her to the field where the body was later found.
Ford said prosecutors could charge the 15-year-old as an adult.
Earlier Monday, Sheriff Frank McKeithen described the boy in a news conference as "hardcore," saying he acted much older than 15 when confronted by authorities.
Man accidentally shoots rifle through multiple apartment walls
Bismarck, ND (2-22-16) - A 20 year old man shot a rifle through his apartment, that went through his bedroom, into his roommates bedroom, and then into a neighboring apartment.
Bismarck Police say they were contacted by the man about 5:30 pm on Friday.
The man said he discharged his rifle after an unknown man entered his apartment.
He gave Police a description of the man who he said fled his apartment.
After Police searched and found no trace of the suspect, the man admitted to Police he lied.
The man then told police he accidentally fired his rifle.
The man could face charges of discharging a firearm in city limits.
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