July 14, 2013 edition
Edina, Mo. -- A 15-year-old boy is dead after he was accidentally shot in the back of the head while hanging out at a home with another boy Wednesday morning.
Frostburg, Md. -- A 35-year-old man is dead after he was accidentally shot while at a storage-shed facility about 6:50 p.m. Saturday
Lafayette County, Ark. -- A man and his wife are dead and police believe he shot and killed the woman before using the gun to kill himself on Thursday. The couple were in the process of getting divorce and the woman had filed a protective order against her husband.
West Monroe, La. -- A 66-year-old man and his 64-year-old wife were found fatally shot about 3 p.m. Thursday in what police are calling a possible murder-suicide. A note was found at the scene.
Cowan, Ind. -- A 53-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were found shot dead at a home about 6:30 p.m. yesterday after an apparent murder-suicide. A handgun was recovered at the scene.
Worcester, Mass. -- A 71-year-old woman and her 70-year-old husband were found fatally shot inside their townhouse about 4:30 p.m. Thursday in what police are calling a possible murder-suicide.
Visalia, Calif. -- Police say a 25-year-old man apparently shot and killed his 19-year-old former girlfriend in the parking lot of a motel about 10:30 p.m. Friday before driving to the other side of the building and using the gun to kill himself.
Ostrander, Ohio -- A 58-year-old man shot and killed his 51-year-old estranged wife before using the gun to kill himself on Friday.
Northport, Ala. -- An argument over a fence between their properties turned deadly when two neighbors, a 33-year-old man and a 71-year-old man, drew handguns and exchanged fire about 11:30 a.m. Friday. The older man was stuck and pronounced dead at the scene.
Middleborough, Mass. -- A 65-year-old woman died after she was found at her home Thursday with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. A 52-year-old man who lived with the woman was shot and wounded by police in the driveway of the home when he allegedly pointed a firearm at officers who came to assist the woman.
Jackson, Miss. -- When a homeowner heard someone breaking into his vehicle about 6 a.m. Friday, he went outside and fired five shots, killing the suspected burglar, a 20-year-old man.
Cleveland, Ohio -- A 29-year-old woman is dead after a man known to her entered a metal fabrication business and shot her several times in the back about 2:30 p.m. yesterday.
Denver, Colo. -- A man was shot and killed on a street about 2 a.m. yesterday when a melee broke out involving numerous people just as nearby bars and nightclubs were closing. The victim was an airman stationed at a local air force base.
Hartford, Conn. -- A man was shot and killed on a street about 4 p.m. yesterday.
Conroe, Tex. -- A 23-year-old man was shot and killed while with a group of people hanging out at a house when they got into a heated verbal altercation with two people in a passing vehicle and shots were exchanged about 9:30 p.m. yesterday.
Leavenworth, Kan. -- A 31-year-old man was fatally shot while driving about 3 a.m. yesterday.
Minneapolis, Minn. -- A man was fatally shot after he got into an argument with someone he knew early today. The suspect fled the scene.
Minneapolis, Minn. -- One woman was shot and killed and another woman shot and wounded about 2 a.m. Saturday after shots were fired from a vehicle that pulled alongside the victims’ car. The wounded woman’s injuries were considered life-threatening but she was expected to survive.
Tulsa, Okla. -- A 28-year-old man was found fatally shot at an apartment complex about 2 a.m. today.
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A 23-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed while in a playground about 11:30 a.m. Saturday after he had a loud argument with someone.
Tuscaloosa, Ala. -- A 4-year-old girl was shot while sleeping on a chair at a home about 10 p.m. Friday. Nine shots were fired at the house from outside and police believe the gunfire was targeted at someone else who lives at the residence. The child was listed in stable but critical condition. Her grandmother said that she has a bullet lodged in her skull and another in her arm. She is breathing with the help of a ventilator and was scheduled to undergo surgery yesterday to remove the bullet from her arm.
Tucson, Ariz. -- A 2-year-old girl was shot in the leg early Saturday afternoon at a home. Her injuries were reported as non-life-threatening. No further information was available.
Muskogee, Okla. -- A 5-year-old boy was shot in the back as he sat in the back seat of a car outside an apartment complex about 11:50 p.m. Saturday. He was listed as stabilized in an intensive care unit at a local hospital.
Midland, Tex. -- A 17-year-old male accidentally shot someone he knew while showing off a handgun about 10:45 p.m. Thursday. No word on the condition of the victim.
Anchorage, Alaska -- A woman sleeping with her 37-year-old husband and 1-year-old daughter was shot through the knee about 4 a.m. yesterday when a bullet came through the wall of their second-floor apartment after there was a dispute between three young men outside on the street and shots were fired. Police later found 11 shell casings on the street. The victim was treated at a local hospital and released.
Jefferson County, Colo. -- A man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a shooting range on Friday. His injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Worcester, Mass. -- Someone was shot about 5:30 p.m. Friday. No word on the victim’s condition.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A 33-year-old man was shot several times about 9 p.m. last night after he got into an argument with another man. No word on the condition of the victim.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 72-year-old woman sitting on her porch was shot in the arm about 8:30 p.m. Police said she was not the target. No word on her condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 38-year-old man was shot in the leg about 11:30 p.m. yesterday. His condition was listed as stabilized. Police apprehended the shooter after he caused a fatal car crash.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two boys, ages 14 and 15, suffered gunshot wounds to their legs about 11:55 p.m. yesterday. Both victims were listed in good condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder about 3 a.m. today. Police said she might have inadvertently gotten caught in a crossfire when two people exchanged gunfire. No word on her condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 60-year-old woman was shot in the chin about 4:50 a.m. today. Police don’t think she was the target but that she might have inadvertently gotten into the crossfire between two shooters. Her condition was reported as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 33-year-old man was shot in the leg about 5:20 a.m. today. His condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- Someone walked up to a 17-year-old boy and shot him in the upper arm about 5:35 a.m. today. He was listed in good condition.
Oxnard, Calif. -- A 24-year-old man was found lying on a street with a gunshot wound about 11 p.m. Tuesday. He was listed in serious condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 20-year-old man was shot and wounded about 11 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were considered life-threatening.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded while riding in a car with two other occupants on an interstate highway when someone in another car opened fire on them about 8:20 p.m. yesterday. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Escondido, Calif. -- A 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound showed up at a hospital about 9:45 p.m. last night. No word on his condition.
Seattle, Wash. -- A man was shot several times and wounded after getting into an argument with another man about 3 a.m. today. A suspect has been arrested. Both the victim and the suspect are about 19 or 20 years old. The victim’s injuries were considered life-threatening.
Jackson, Miss. -- Two acquaintances got into a verbal dispute after they happened to meet in the parking lot of a big-box home-center and when one of the men drove away, the other man followed and fired shots at the first man’s vehicle while on an interstate highway. No one was hit. Police found four rifles, a handgun and drug paraphernalia in the shooter’s car.
Today’s sources: Anchorage Daily News, Arizona Daily Star, Arkansasmatters.com, Birmingham News, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Clarion-Ledger, Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, Denver Post, Hartford Courant, Houston Chronicle, KABC-TV Los Angeles, KCTV-TV Kansas City, KSLA-TV Shreveport, Midland (Tex.) Reporter-Telegram, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The (Monroe, La.) News-Star, Oakland Tribune, The Oklahoman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Seattle Times, The (Muncie, Ind.) Star Press, Tuscaloosa News, Visalia (Calif.) Times-Delta, Worcester Telegram &Gazette, San Diego Union Tribune
July 13, 2013 edition
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July 12, 2013 edition
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July 11, 2013 edition
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July 10, 2013 edition
Midlothian, Va. -- A 7-year-old boy has died after he was struck in the top of his head by a falling stray bullet as he walked with his father in the parking lot of a lakeside restaurant to watch fireworks about 9 p.m. Thursday. Police believe someone in the area celebrating Independence Day fired a gun into air and the bullet stuck the boy as it fell to earth.
Chesterfield, Va. -- Police responding to a call of shots-fired about 10 p.m. Saturday found a 64-year-old woman fatally shot outside a home and her 43-year-old son dead inside the residence from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
East Rockhill, Penn. -- A man in his late 70s and his disabled daughter believed to be in her 60s were found fatally shot at their home by a caregiver about 9 p.m. Saturday. Police are calling the incident a murder-suicide.
Hawkinsville, Ga. -- A 67-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were found fatally shot in the head inside a home on Friday afternoon. Police believe the man shot the woman and then used the gun to kill himself.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man was fatally shot about 3:20 p.m. Monday as he sat in a car at a gas station and someone in another vehicle pulled up and shot him.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 15-year-old boy playing a ballgame at a playground was fatally shot in the chest about 5:10 p.m. Monday.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 30-year-old woman was shot and killed about 5:20 p.m. Monday. She had been struck multiple times. Her boyfriend has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Hartford, Conn. -- Someone was found fatally shot behind a school this morning.
Independence, Mo. -- The male driver of a van that struck a utility pole and then two houses was found in the vehicle suffering from fatal gunshot wounds about 6:40 p.m. yesterday.
Kansas City, Mo. -- A 20-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a home about 2:45 a.m. yesterday.
Las Vegas, Nev.-- A man was shot and killed and a woman was shot and wounded about 10:30 a.m. yesterday. A 45-year-old man was later arrested on chargers of suspicion of murder with a deadly weapon, attempted murder with a deadly weapon, and burglary with a deadly weapon. The woman’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Adams County, Wash. -- Two men, ages 39 and 29, were found dead in an orchard about 3 a.m. today from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
Montgomery, Ala. -- A 23-year-old woman was shot and killed as she sat outside her apartment and became caught in an exchange of gunfire between several adult males in the area. The woman was a young mother and her children might have witnessed the shooting.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 37-year-old man was shot to death as he walked on a sidewalk about 2:30 p.m. yesterday.
Okmulgee, Okla. -- A 3-year-old girl was struck in the shoulder by a stray bullet as she watched a fireworks show on Thursday evening. Police believe the bullet was most likely fired into the air by someone celebrating Independence Day and the shooter might have been some distance from where the child was standing.
San Antonio, Tex. -- A woman was accidentally shot in the chest by her boyfriend about 2 a.m. Monday. Police said the woman was trying to stop him from shooting his ex-girlfriend. He was expected to be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victim was in critical condition.
State College, Penn. -- A 45-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand after his gun fell out of its holster and he tried to pick it up while jockeying several packages in his arms at the parking lot of a big-box discount department store. The man had a valid firearm carry permit. No one else was injured.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A woman was shot about 1:45 a.m. today as she fled her bedroom when a man tried to break into the room through a first-floor window. The intruder fired four rounds and one of them struck her in the leg. He then fled the scene, never making it inside.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 26-year-old man was shot twice in the leg about 11:25 p.m. Monday. He was listed in serious condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times by a gunman on foot about 11:27 p.m. Monday.. He was reported to be critically injured.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the foot about 11:30 p.m. Monday. His condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man was shot in the groin about 5:35 p.m. yesterday. His condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the foot while on a street about 11:45 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in good condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 42-year-old man was shot in the stomach and a 32-year-old woman was shot in the neck as they stood with a group of people and someone opened fire on the gathering about 12:50 a.m. today. The man was listed in serious condition and the woman was in critical condition.
Santa Cruz, Calif. -- A 36-year-old man was shot during a robbery by a masked man on Monday as he walked through a park with two business associates.
Camden, N.J. -- Two men, ages 28 and 20, were shot and wounded while sitting on a porch about 1:30 a.m. yesterday. No word on their conditions.
Today’s sources: Chicago Tribune, Florida Times-Union, Hartford Courant, KCTV-TV Kansas City, KENS-TV San Antonio, Las Vegas Sun, Oakland Tribune, The Oregonian, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times, UPI, WMAZ-TV Macon, WSFA-TV Montgomery, WTVR-TV Richmond, The Bradford (Penn.) Era,
Addendum for July 10, 2013
We have an epidemic of gun violence in the U.S.A. Here’s an organization working to find a cure: http://www.demandaction.org/
July 9, 2013 edition
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July 8, 2013 edition
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July 7, 2013 edition
Chicago, Ill. -- At least 67 people have been shot since Wednesday afternoon; 11 of them fatally.
Jarvisville, W.Va. -- An 11-year-old boy was shot in the chest and killed while sleeping in his bed about 11:30 p.m. last Sunday when his 57-year-old grandmother who lived next door about 200 yards away heard noises outside and thought there might be intruders in the area tampering with property. She went outside and fired a handgun several times into the darkness in order to scare away any intruders. One of the shots struck the boy.
Cragsmoor, N.Y. -- A 61-year-old woman killed her husband with two gunshots to the head and then took her own life by overdosing on prescription medication. Police found the two bodies in the bedroom of their home about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after they were asked to check on the couple by family members.
Houston, Tex. -- About 3 a.m. Thursday, when a woman left her house after telling her boyfriend that she wanted to end their relationship, he followed her outside and shot her in the head before using the gun to kill himself in the middle of the street. The woman was listed in stable condition.
East Ridge, Tenn. -- On Tuesday night, police found a man and wife dead inside their home from gunshot wounds. The woman suffered from a single gunshot wound to the head. Her husband, who also had a single gunshot wound to the head, was holding a small handgun that was missing two cartridges.
Grand Prairie, Tex. -- Minutes after police received a call for help from a 61-year-old woman Monday evening, they arrived to find the woman and her 62-year-old boyfriend fatally shot in an apparent murder-suicide. A weapon was recovered at the scene.
Cocoa, Fla. -- An 89-year-old man and his 76-year-old wife were found fatally shot inside their home Thursday night after they did not show up for a dinner engagement. Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe the deaths were a murder-suicide. The two were married for fifty years.
Atlanta, Ga. -- Someone showed up in a car at a police checkpoint station with a gunshot victim in the back seat around 2 a.m. Friday. No word on the victim’s condition.
Atlanta, Ga. -- Police found a man in his 20s fatally shot at a home about 2 a.m. Friday.
Dekalb County, Ga. -- One person was shot and killed and one person was shot and wounded as they sat in a car and two men approached and started firing. No word on the wounded victim’s condition.
Pleasant Grove, Tex. -- A 19-year-old man died Wednesday about 3:30 p.m. after he was shot while trying to rob someone in an alley.
Macon, Ga. -- A 17-year male was shot and killed and three men -- ages 30, 25, and 21 -- were shot and wounded at a parking garage near a nightclub about 3:30 a.m. yesterday. A witness who heard about 20 gunshots said the incident was connected to a fight that took place inside the club. Two of the wounded men were in critical condition.
Ocala, Fla. -- A 40-year-old man was found shot and killed on the side of a road about 9:30 p.m. Friday night. Witnesses said he was involved in a dispute with three men before shots were fired. The victim was the father of five children, ages 4 to 22.
Mitchell, S.D. -- A 34-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the midsection after he fell asleep while sitting in a chair on his back porch with a loaded handgun about 2 a.m. Thursday. The man unintentionally pulled the trigger when startled awake after a family member turned on the porch light and opened a nearby door. The victim suffered only minor injuries.
Fairfield, Utah -- A 33-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg on Tuesday during firearm training. He was putting his gun back in its holster when it discharged. The bullet hit above his knee and exited above his ankle. No word on his condition.
Richford, Vt. -- Police believe a 34-year-old man found fatally shot in his apartment early Monday morning might have accidentally shot himself.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A 26-year-old man was shot and killed about 9:30 p.m. Friday.
Houston, Tex. -- A 20-year-old man was shot to death at a townhouse early today. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots shortly after midnight.
Houston, Tex. -- A 23-year-old man was shot and killed and a woman shot and wounded at an apartment complex about 10 p.m. yesterday. Police are searching for two males seen running from the complex after the shooting. No word on the woman’s condition.
Pittsburgh, Penn. --A 36-year-old man was found fatally shot about 1:40 a.m. today.
Penn Hills, Penn. -- A 34-year-old man was found fatally shot about 3:40 a.m. today.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A man was shot and wounded at a home about 3 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Minneapolis, Minn. -- A 26-year-old man was found in his apartment fatally shot in the chest about 2:50 a.m. Thursday. Police have ruled it a homicide.
Pontiac, Mich. -- About 11 p.m. Thursday, as hundreds of people watched the employees of a party-store shoot off fireworks, a fight broke out and a man began firing into the crowd killing a 33-year-old man and wounding six others. The wounded included the victim’s children, ages 12 and 6, and also two woman, both 22, and two men, ages 28 and 23. Police arrested a suspect on Friday. No word on the conditions of the wounded.
Harris County, Tex. -- A 49-year-old man and his 21-year-old son were shot to death when three robbers -- two men and a woman -- attacked them in their garage when they arrived home about 1 a.m. yesterday. According to the wife of one of the slain men, the attackers forced the father and son inside the home where they took valuables before shooting them.
Inkster, Mich. -- In what police said was a drive-by shooting, a man in his 20s was shot in the chest and killed and another man was shot and wounded during a neighborhood fireworks show Thursday night. No word on the condition of the wounded man.
Shannon Hills, Ark. -- A man in his 40’s was found fatally shot about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.
Providence, R.I. -- A 20-year-old man was shot and killed and a 23-year-old man was shot and wounded just after midnight Friday when gunfire erupted following a party. No word on the condition of the wounded man.
Gallatin, Tenn. -- A 26-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying in a driveway Saturday morning. He had been struck multiple times.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 31-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying on the ground with several gunshot wounds about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.
Gresham, Ore. -- A 33-year-old man was shot and killed and a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg and wounded Friday evening. The wounded victim was expected to recover.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 25-year-old nightclub security-guard was shot in the leg and wounded outside a club about 3 a.m. Saturday. No word on his condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were shot and wounded inside a home about 4:45 a.m. Saturday when someone opened fire from outside the house. The victim’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Clay County, Fla. --One person was shot at a residence early today. No other information was available.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A man was found in a car with a gunshot wound to his arm about 11 p.m. yesterday. He was struck while driving. No word on his condition.
North Charleston, S.C. -- A woman was shot and wounded in the leg early yesterday morning when she an some friends were walking home from a nightclub and someone in a passing car opened fire on them.
Inkster, Mich. -- A 25-year-old man was shot in the head while sitting in his car about 9:30 p.m. Thursday when someone walked up and opened fire. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Macon, Ga. -- A 29-year-old woman was struck in the chest by a stray bullet as she sat on the porch of her home Thursday. The woman heard fireworks and loud popping just before she was hit.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- A 26-year-old woman was struck in the thigh by a stray bullet as she sat holding her 1-year-old nephew watching fireworks outside her brother’s home Thursday. Police believe the bullet was discharged unlawfully into the air by someone celebrating Independence Day. Her injury was not life-threatening.
Today’s sources: Arkansasmatters.com, Boston Globe, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chicago Tribune, The Daily (Kingston, N.Y.) Freeman, Detroit Free Press, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Houston Chronicle, KHOU-TV Houston, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Oregonian, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Salt Lake Tribune, WCAX-TV Burlington, WCIV-TV Charleston, WMC-TV Memphis, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSVN-TV Miami, WTLV-TV Jacksonville, WTVF-TV Nashville
Addendum for July 7, 2013
If today is an average day, some 277 Americans with be shot by a gun. And 84 of those who are shot will die.
The story will repeat itself tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that, and on and on and on.
Help stop this slaughter. Please call, write, email, or FAX your representatives in Washington, D.C. and tell them to support common sense gun control. Do it today. And do it again next week. And do it again every week after that until they get the message.
You’ll find contact information here:
www.contactingthecongress.org
July 6, 2013 edition
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July 5, 2013 edition
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July 4, 2013 edition
Honey Grove, Tex. -- A 47-year-old woman shot her 51-year-old husband yesterday morning, then she called 911 to report the incident before using the gun to kill herself. Police went to the house about 7 a.m. and found both bodies lying on their bed.
Muscatine, Iowa -- A 43-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were found fatally shot at a home about 3:15 p.m. Saturday and police are treating the incident as a possible murder-suicide. The man suffered from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Grand Prairie, Tex. -- After a 39-year-old man drove to the home of his 37-year-old ex-wife, he shot and killed the woman in her neighbor’s yard and then shot and killed her 41-year-old boyfriend inside the home before driving to his apartment and using the gun to kill himself. Two children at the home who belonged to the shooter and his ex-wife, a 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, were not injured.
Port Arthur, Tex. -- At a busy beach on Sunday, a man shot and killed a 31-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man before using the gun to kill himself. Beachgoers dashed for safety as the shots rang out. Police believe the shooter and the woman had a previous relationship.
Denver, Colo. -- On Tuesday, a 32-year-old man shot and killed his wife and later, when confronted by police after a car chase, used the gun to kill himself. After killing his wife, the man dropped off two of the couple’s three children, ages 5 years and 18 months, with his sister. The third child, a 15-year-old boy, was out-of-state visiting friends. It was unclear who would take custody of the three children.
Malott, Wash. -- When a 65-year-old landlord and his wife tried to evict a 47-year-old tenant, the tenant pulled out a handgun and shot and killed the landlord before using the gun to kill himself about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The victim’s wife was not injured.
Stoneham, Mass. -- A 27-year-old army veteran was shot and killed and another man shot and wounded at a home about 1 a.m. yesterday. Police said the shooting did not appear to be random.
Calais, Maine -- In an incident police described as an act of domestic violence, a 26-year-old man shot and wounded a 21-year old woman and the pair’s 6-week-old daughter before he was shot and killed by police at a home yesterday evening. A police officer was grazed by a bullet during the incident. The woman was undergoing treatment for serious gunshot wounds. The baby was grazed by a bullet and was expected to be okay. The officer was expected to make a full recovery.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 26-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man was fatally shot in his back after someone got out of a car and fired at him about 6:50 p.m. yesterday.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in the head and two other men, ages 19 and 18, were shot in the shoulder and wounded about 7:25 p.m. yesterday. The wounded men were listed in stable condition.
Durham, N.C. -- A man was found fatally shot about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Durham, N.C. -- A man was found fatally shot about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. An 18-year-old man was charged with the shooting.
Minneapolis, Minn. -- A man died from an apparent gunshot wound at an apartment about 3 a.m. today. Police said preliminary information indicated it was not a random act.
Laconia, N.H. -- A woman was accidentally shot at an apartment about 10 p.m. Sunday. She was expected to recover.
Akron, Ohio -- Two men, ages 29 and 23, were shot about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday when a pair of suspects tried to get inside their car as they were stopped on a street. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the lower back and an 18-year-old man was shot in the foot around 2:10 p.m. yesterday. The older man was listed in serious condition; the condition of the younger man was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man was shot in the head about 3 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the back about 9:50 p.m. yesterday. He was in stable condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest just after midnight today when someone got out of a car and fired at him.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 29-year-old man was shot in the ankle, a 25-year-old woman was grazed in the arm, and a 25-year-old woman was shot in the neck and buttocks while on a street about 2:20 a.m. today. No word on their conditions.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 27-year-old man was shot in the head about 3 a.m. today. The younger man was listed in serious condition. No word on the older man.
Durham, N.C. -- A 36-year-old man was found shot and wounded in a vehicle parked at a convenience-store parking lot about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. No word on his condition.
Los Angeles, Calif. -- A 41-year-old man was shot and wounded while driving on an interstate highway when a vehicle with four occupants pulled alongside and one or more of the occupants opened fire on his car about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim exited the interstate at an off-ramp and crashed into a fence. Two people in the car with the victim were not injured. Police were not yet certain if the shooting was a road-rage incident or if it was a targeted hit. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Omaha, Neb. -- A 24-year-old woman was put in an ambulance when she became convulsive and unresponsive after she was arrested, but during transport to a hospital she pulled a gun and shot at a fire department medic riding with her. The bullet grazed the medic.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- A man was found with a gunshot wound to his head about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Eight people were wounded when gunfire rang out about 12:30 a.m. today. One witness heard at least 15 shots. Police reported at least one victim was in critical but stable condition; six others were in serious condition.
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A man was shot several times in the arm and chest at close range by a 20-year-old man. The shooter broke the victim’s car window to lure him from his house. The victim was listed in serious condition.
Marrero, La. -- A man was shot about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Metairie, La. -- Two 16-year-old boys were shot and wounded when they argued over a marijuana cigarette. One of boys shot the other, then a relative of the wounded boy shot the shooter. Both teens were listed in critical condition.
Today’s sources: Akron Beacon Journal, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Herald-Sun, KCCI-TV Des Moines, KTVT-TV Fort Worth, Las Vegas Sun, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Murder-Suicide.blogspot.com, New York Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Seattle Times, Times-Picayune, WMUR-TV Manchester (N.H.), KTEN-TV Ada (Okla.), The Wenatchee (Wash.) World, WQAD-TV Moline (Ill.)
Addendum for July 4, 2013
Hot bullets tear into the flesh of more than 100,000 Americans each year. More than 30,000 of those struck will die.
Yet, remarkably, many of our elected representatives apparently don’t care about this carnage. They don’t care about the pain. They don’t care about the suffering. They don’t care about the misery. They don’t care about the anguish.
But… they do care about getting reelected.
So please call, write, email, or FAX your representatives in Washington, D.C. and tell them to support common sense gun control. Do it today. And do it again next week. And do it again every week after that until they get the message.
You’ll find contact information here:
www.contactingthecongress.org
July 3, 2013 edition
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July 2, 2013 edition
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July 1, 2013 edition
Hopkinsville, Ky. -- A 6-year-old girl died after she was accidentally shot in the face by her 4-year-old brother about 9:40 a.m. yesterday. The boy picked up the weapon, a .38 caliber handgun, after the grandfather of the children, who was about to clean the gun, had walked away for a moment after he set it down.
St. Louis, Mo. -- A 35-year-old man shot and killed his 3-year-old son and his 26-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself. The three bodies were discovered at their apartment about 10:45 a.m. Saturday. The boy and his mother were shot multiple times.
New Orleans, La. -- A 14-year-old boy was found fatally shot and lying on the steps of a house about 5:45 p.m. yesterday. He had been struck by several bullets.
Marrero, La. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed when a 23-year-old man was showing the boy and four others his recently-purchased AR-15 rifle and it accidentally fired around 1 a.m. yesterday. Responders found the teen lying on the kitchen floor. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The magazine had been removed from the gun but no one realized a round remained in the chamber. Note to gun owners: Removing the magazine from a gun doesn’t necessarily remove the bullet that’s in the chamber. (I’ve chronicled a number of people getting shot by this phantom bullet.)
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old accidentally shot and killed his 16-year-old brother while fooling with a gun at their home on Friday. The older brother took a semi-automatic handgun belonging to their security guard father from a drawer and, after removing the magazine from the gun, began taunting the younger boy. The gun discharged when the younger brother reached for the gun. Note to gun owners: See note above.
Birmingham, Ala. -- Two 17-year old twin boys were shot and killed and their mother was shot and wounded at their home about 11:30 p.m. Friday. Three male suspects forced their way into the home just before the shooting. Doctors said the mother will likely be permanently paralyzed.
Flint, Mich. -- A man and woman were found shot to death about 4:40 a.m. Sunday. Police are looking for a male suspect.
Flint, Mich. -- Two men, ages 64 and 27, were found fatally shot about 6 p.m. Friday, the result of an apparent homicide-suicide.
Augusta, Ga. -- A 34-year-old man shot and killed a 37-year old woman and then used the gun to kill himself after they argued about 1:30 a.m. yesterday.
Victorville, Calif. -- A 34-year-old man is suspected of shooting and killing his 40-year-old brother before using the gun to kill himself at a home about 4 a.m. yesterday. The two were arguing just before the shooting.
Rutherfordton, N.C. -- A man shot and killed his wife before using the gun to kill himself at their home on Friday. A friend who had gone out earlier with the woman to celebrate her 50th birthday was at the couple’s home later when an argument broke out between the two that led to the shooting.
New Orleans, La. -- One man was shot multiple times and killed and a 20-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and wounded about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The wounded man was listed in critical condition.
Tampa, Fla. -- A 47-year-old man driving on an interstate highway was fatally shot shortly after calling 911 around 3 p.m. Saturday to report someone had pulled up alongside him and flashed a handgun. Police said it was not yet clear what sparked the shooting but they are looking into the possibility it was a road-rage incident. A suspect has been arrested.
Florissant, Mo. -- A 31-year-old man was shot twice and killed by a 25-year-old man when the two argued over a woman about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 44-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and killed about 9:30 p.m. yesterday. No suspect has been identified.
St. Louis, Mo. -- A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest while in an apartment building about 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Residents heard arguing in a second-floor hallway before gunfire rang out.
Saginaw, Mich. -- A man in his twenties was shot and killed at a home around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday.
Prospect, Maine -- A 34-year-old man was shot in the stomach after getting into a fight with a 48-year-old man early Saturday morning. The incident began after the younger man had an argument with his girlfriend on Friday and left to spend the night at a relative’s house. When he decided sometime after midnight to return to his girlfriend, he found the older man there and the fight ensued. The older man said he shot in self-defense.
Des Moines, Ill. -- A 16-year-old boy was found shot and wounded and lying in a yard about 12:20 a.m. Saturday. A 15-year-old male is wanted for questioning in the case. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Columbus, Ohio -- A 15-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the leg by a 9-year-old family member playing with a gun last night.
Chicago, Ill. -- A mother and her 1-year-old son were wounded as they sat in a van packed with women and children when two men opened a door and fired nearly a dozen shots around 6 p.m. yesterday. Both victims were reported in stable condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 35-year-old man was shot in the leg about 4 p.m. yesterday. He was expected to survive.
Today’s sources: Chicago Tribune, The Flint Journal, KCCI-TV Des Moines, KMOV-TV St. Louis, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Times-Picayune, WFTV-TV Orlando, WFXV-TV Augusta, WTVF-TV Nashville, WWL-TV New Orleans
June 30, 2013 edition
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June 29, 2013 edition
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June 28, 2013 edition
Grants Pass, Ore. -- A 5-year-old girl was shot killed and a 44-year-old woman was shot and wounded while in a second story apartment after a weapon described by police as an assault rifle went off in the hands of a 30-year-old man in a downstairs apartment and the flying bullets struck the two victims. A neighbor reported hearing a gunshot, then rapid firing. The man with the gun was arrested on charges of manslaughter, assault, and illegal possession of a machine gun. The wounded woman was listed in stable condition.
Jackson, Ohio -- Preliminary autopsy results indicate a 12-year-old boy shot and killed his 9-year-old half-brother and then used the gun to kill himself at their home on Wednesday morning. The investigation is ongoing and police are considering the possibility that the initial shooting was accidental. The boys lived with their grandparents who were not home at the time. Police believe the boys found the handgun in a bedroom.
Chicago, Ill. -- Police found a 5-year-old boy and his 31-year-old mother shot to death at an apartment about 2:30 a.m. today. An 11-year-old boy -- the woman’s son and brother of the 5-year-old -- called police to report the shooting. Police are looking for a suspect.
Gainesville, Fla. -- A 60-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife were found dead from gunshot wounds about 10 a.m. yesterday. Police believe the husband killed his wife before using the gun to kill himself
Waxahachie, Tex. -- A 27-year-old man shot and killed his 32-year-old girlfriend before using the gun to kill himself Saturday night.
Gwinnett County, Ga. -- A 34-year-old woman shot and wounded a 70-year-old park ranger and then used the gun to shoot and kill herself about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The ranger is expected to survive.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 31-year-old man was found lying on the ground shot to death about 9:50 p.m. yesterday.
Durham, N.C. -- A male was shot to death about 8 p.m. yesterday at a city park. The victim, believed to be a teenager, was found lying on the ground in a parking lot. He was shot multiple times.
Los Angeles, Calif. -- A man between 20- and 30-years old was shot several times and killed while standing on a sidewalk about 10 p.m. Sunday.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 24-year-old man was shot and killed while riding a bicycle about 5:30 a.m. yesterday. More than a dozen shots were fired at him.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 19-year-old man walking behind the house of a friend was shot and killed about 3:15 p.m. yesterday when one or more persons opened fire from inside a passing vehicle.
Decatur, Ark. -- A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot himself yesterday. The boy’s father, who was at home at the time, was arrested on charges of possession of firearms, endangering the welfare of a minor, and tampering with physical evidence. The child was treated at a hospital for injuries to his face and released.
Albuquerque, N.M. -- A 2-year-old girl was shot in the leg by a stray bullet while with her father in front of a housing complex about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The incident was related to a altercation nearby between three people that led to gunfire.
Bronx, N.Y. -- A 9-year-old girl was shot by a stray bullet as she played outside with her brother about 9:30 p.m. yesterday and someone nearby riding a bicycle fired six gunshots. The suspect believed to be between 15- and 20-years old fled the scene. The bullet grazed the girl’s abdomen. She was listed in stable condition
Stone Mountain, Ga. -- A 2-year-old boy was shot outside a supermarket Wednesday afternoon after his father intervened to stop a mugging and fought with the robber. As the two fought, the mugger pulled a gun and started shooting in the direction of the man’s car, which was parked next to the entrance. The man’s wife and 2-year-old son were in the car, and the child was shot at least once in the stomach. The boy was listed in stable condition. Police are looking for the gunman.
Clearfield, Utah -- A 15-year-old boy handling a .22 caliber handgun accidentally shot his 13-year-old sister in the back of her shoulder yesterday afternoon. No word on the girl’s condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 21-year-old man was shot in the foot as he tried to escape an armed robber about 1 a.m. today. The victim was listed in good condition.
Central Falls, R.I. -- Four people were shot and wounded at a home about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. No word on the conditions of the victims.
Arapahoe County, Colo. -- Police are looking for a man suspected of shooting two people at a state treatment center about 1 a.m. today. The suspect, who police believe might be a client of center, had walked away from the facility before coming back and opening fire. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Dallas, Tex. -- A security guard was shot in the buttocks as he was escorting someone out of a private-party room at a nightclub just before midnight last night. About 500 people were in the club at the time. The gunfire continued outside and at least one bullet struck an occupied car, although no other injuries were reported.
Huber Heights, Ohio -- A 22-year-old movie-theater manager was shot in her side about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday when a would-be robber shot through the window of her vehicle as she was about to drive to a bank for a night deposit. Police described her injuries as life-threatening.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 20-year-old man was shot in the arm about 11:40 p.m. yesterday while walking on a street. He was listed in stable condition and expected to recover.
Oakland, Calif. -- A 29-year-old woman sitting on a park bench with two other women and a man was shot in the leg about 12:20 a.m. today after the four were confronted by a man and woman demanding their valuables. The victim was in stable condition.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A 19-year-old man shot at his mother about 1:15 p.m. yesterday because he thought she was a demon. Police brought him in for evaluation. The woman was not hit.
Today’s sources: Albuquerque Journal, Birmingham News, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, Florida Times-Union, Gainesville, (Ga.) Times, Herald-Sun, New York Post, Oakland Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, WCHS-TV Charleston W.V., WMAZ-TV Macon
Addendum for June 28, 2013
Please help reduce this daily bloodletting. Call, write, email, or FAX your representatives in Washington, D.C. and tell them to support common sense gun control. Do it today. And do it again next week. And do it again every week after that until they get the message.
You’ll find contact information here:
www.contactingthecongress.org
June 27, 2013 edition
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June 26, 2013 edition
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A man shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter and then used the gun to kill himself after getting into a physical confrontation with the child’s mother on Sunday. Neighbors heard two gunshots around 11 a.m.
Pasco, Wash. -- A 15-year-old boy died Monday after accidentally shooting himself in the head last Wednesday while playing with a gun with a group of juveniles.
Lubbock, Tex. -- A 20-year-old man shot and killed the 19-year-old mother of their child and also a 17-year-old man before using the gun to kill himself in what police are describing as a murder-suicide stemming from a domestic dispute early Sunday. A semi-automatic pistol involved in the shooting was recovered.
Freeport, Maine --A 66-year-old father shot and killed his 32-year-old son before using the gun to kill himself at their home yesterday morning. The son lived with his parents. The son’s mother found the bodies when she came home from work.
Peyton, Colo. --Two women were found dead in a home and a man suspected in the killings led police on a chase that ended with him using a gun to commit suicide.
St. Peter, Minn. -- A 53-year-old man shot and killed a 48-year-old woman before using the gun to kill himself. The two had dated in the past and the shooter reportedly became jealous after seeing the woman with another man.
Atlanta, Ga. -- On Saturday morning, a man waiting in a line to buy a new pair of sneakers shot and killed a man allegedly trying to rob a group of people in the line. People were waiting at a store to buy a new athlete-endorsed sneaker just released that day.
Montgomery, Ala. -- A 39-year-old man shot and wounded his 37-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself at their home about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. Police believe the couple were involved in a confrontation just before the shooting. The wife was listed in critical condition.
Villa Rica, Ga. -- A clerk at a convenience store fatally shot a 19-year-old man wearing a ski mask after the suspect pointed a gun at the clerk and began taking money from a cash register last night.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A woman trying to get help for a gunshot wound pulled her car into the parking lot of a pizza restaurant about 3:15 a.m. today. She died at a hospital several hours later.
Indianapolis, Ind. -- A 33-year-old man was shot and killed about 4:30 a.m. Monday. Police have arrested three suspects.
Dallas, Tex. -- A 19-year-old man was fatally shot about 2 a.m. yesterday after getting into an altercation at a nightclub. A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Baltimore, Md. -- Four separate shootings in a span of five hours last night left one person shot and killed and four others shot and wounded.
Conroe, Tex. -- A 19-year-old man was found shot to death inside his car at a park about 8:20 p.m. last night. Witnesses told police the victim was sitting inside his vehicle when he had a confrontation with a man who was outside of the car. The man pulled out a gun and shot the victim. The suspect and another man who was with him fled on foot.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- A man was found fatally shot in a car at a parking lot outside a gentleman’s club and another person was shot and wounded about 5:10 a.m. today. Police responded to the call after the wounded victim ran to a nearby convenience store. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed and four others -- two 20-year-old men, a 19-year-old woman, and an 18-year-old man -- were wounded while in a car after shots rang out from a vehicle that pulled alongside theirs about 2:30 a.m. yesterday. One of the wounded 20-year-old men was shot in the chest and was listed in serious-to-critical condition. The other 20-year-old man suffered a wound to his shoulder and was listed as stabilized. Each of the other two wounded victims were shot in the hand.
Los Angeles, Calif. -- Two city undercover burglary detectives were shot and wounded when they were ambushed outside a police station about 4:30 a.m. yesterday. Both were hospitalized and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 32-year-old woman inside a residence was shot and wounded when gunshots were fired into the home about 9 a.m. Tuesday. No word on her condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two males each suffered gunshot wounds to their legs about 5:10 p.m. Monday. No word on their conditions.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 21-year-old man was shot in the hip and foot about 6 p.m. Monday. His condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the head about 6:30 p.m. Monday. He was in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 29-year-old man was shot in the buttocks while on a street about 10:30 p.m. Monday. He was listed in good condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two men were shot about 11:25 a.m. yesterday when one or more persons opened fire on them from a passing vehicle. One of the victims was shot in the thigh; the other was shot in the shoulder and leg. Their conditions were listed as stabilized
Woodbridge, Conn. -- When three women and a 20-year-old man began to argue while driving about 1:30 a.m. Monday, the man ordered two of the women out of the car and then opened fire on them, striking one of the women in the hand and upper torso. No word on the victim’s condition.
Des Moines, Iowa -- Someone at a home was shot about 2:30 p.m. today. No other information was available.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- Two men, both 24-years-old, were shot and wounded about 1:30 p.m. today while standing on a street corner. One of the men was struck in the leg. He was listed in stable condition. The other man was struck in the buttocks. He was listed in stable condition.
Today’s sources: Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CBS News, Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Houston Chronicle, KABC-TV Los Angeles, KCCI-TV Des Moines, Las Vegas Sun, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WFAA-TV Dallas, WISH-TV Indianapolis, WMC-TV Memphis, WSB-TV Atlanta, WSFA-TV Montgomery