March 21, 2014 edition
Overland Park, Kan. -- About 1 a.m. Sunday, two people who lived together were found dead in a crashed car -- a 33-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman -- and police said that prior to the crash the man shot and killed the woman and then used the gun to kill himself.
Jefferson County, Ala. -- Police went to a home around 10 p.m. Sunday to find that a 38-year-old man had fatally shot his 26-year-old ex-girlfriend and then used the gun to kill himself.
Louisville, Ky. -- Police called to a home about 5 p.m. Wednesday found two people fatally shot -- a 37-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman -- and they believe the woman killed the man, her boyfriend, before killing herself. Police said the woman shot the man because they were breaking up. A 9-month-old baby belonging to the victims was found unharmed in the house.
Scottsville, Tex. -- Police went to a home about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and discovered that a 50-year-old husband shot and killed his 47-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself.
Pasadena, Md. -- A 67-year-old man shot and killed his 25-year-old girlfriend at their residence and then, after a short stand-off with police, used the gun to kill himself about 2:30 p.m. Monday.
Gainesville, Ga. -- Police who went to a home about 11 a.m. Saturday found that a 51-year-old husband had shot and killed his 50-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself.
Hayward, Calif. -- A 45-year-old woman was found fatally shot in a bedroom closet at her home last Friday and police are holding the woman’s husband without bail in connection with the shooting. The couple’s 14-year-old daughter discovered the body. It was not yet clear if another daughter, 8-years-old, was at home at the time of the incident.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 4-year-old boy was accidentally shot when a group of children were playing with a handgun at a residence about 5 p.m. Wednesday. The child was reported as “clinging to life.”
Richfield, Utah -- A 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the stomach by an 8-year-old boy, her cousin, after he found a handgun when the two were sitting in the back seat of a car traveling down a street about 4 p.m. Tuesday. The girl was listed in serious but stable condition and was expected to recover.
Autauga, Ala. -- A 9-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the chest while at a friend’s home on Thursday. He was expected to make a full-recovery.
Croswell, Mich. -- A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the hand while in a bedroom at his home on Monday when his 14-year-old brother dropped a shotgun while removing it from a gun-safe causing the firearm to discharge. The safe was locked but the boys knew where to find the key. They were home alone when the incident took place.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot by a 14-year-old boy about 8 p.m. Wednesday night. The bullet went through one thigh before lodging in her other thigh. The boy was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. The girl’s condition was listed as stabilized.
Woodbury, N.J. -- A man intentionally shot himself while in the lobby of a hospital emergency-room about 11:40 a.m. Thursday. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man accidentally shot himself in his thigh about 10 a.m. Thursday. He was listed in good condition.
Murfreesboro, Tenn. -- A 22-year-old man accidentally shot himself in his thigh when he was removing bullets from his handgun in order to clean it and his grip slipped. No word on his condition.
Tukwila, Wash. -- A Department of Corrections officer accidentally shot himself in the leg Wednesday morning while undergoing his semi-annual firearms prequalification at a police shooting-range. He was in stable condition.
Wilmington, N.C. -- A 22-year-old man was inside a home trying to unload a shotgun when the weapon accidentally discharged and the blast grazed the head of his friend -- another 22-year-old man -- who was in the same room about 11 p.m. Thursday. The shooter was charged with discharging a firearm in city limits. The victim’s injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Brainerd, Minn. -- A 33-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand as he tried to insert a magazine into a handgun while at a tattoo and piercing business about 4:50 p.m. Thursday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word on whether or not he would be charged.
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Three people were shot and wounded late Wednesday night. Police are looking for the shooter. All the victims were expected to survive.
Houston, Tex. -- A man was shot and killed and a teenager was shot and wounded outside an apartment complex about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police believe two suspects fled after opening fire on the victims. No word on the condition of the teen.
Fort Myers, Fla. -- Two people in a car driving down a road Wednesday afternoon were shot and wounded when they got into an altercation of some sort with the occupants of another car and police are calling it a road-rage incident. The victims had pulled over in an effort to end the confrontation and police say that’s when the second car pulled alongside and someone in the second car opened fire before driving away. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Today’s sources: The Baltimore Sun, Brainerd (Minn.) Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, The Denver Post, The Florida Times-Union, Houston Chronicle, KMBC-TV Kansas City, KSLA-TV Shreveport, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, Oakland Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Salt Lake Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The (Gainesville, Ga.) Times, The (Port Huron, Mich.) Times Herald, WBRC-TV Birmingham, WECT-TV Wilmington (N.C.), WHAS-TV Louisville, WKRN-TV Nashville, WSFA-TV Montgomery
Addendum for March 21, 2014
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March 17, 2014 edition
Broken Arrow, Okla. -- A 2-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself with a handgun about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Rains County, Tex. -- A 13-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the head and killed at a home about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday when a 15-year-old boy pulled the trigger on a shotgun he thought was unloaded.
Greensburg, Ind. -- When a man at his home stepped out of a room as he was about to clean his gun, his 13-year-old stepson was accidentally shot and killed when a younger sibling picked up the weapon and inadvertently fired it early Tuesday evening.
Sanford, N.C. -- A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot about 9 p.m. Monday. A murder-warrant was issued for a 21-year-old man.
Boyceville, Wis. -- A 19-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself while cleaning a rifle at his home Wednesday night.
North Attleboro, Mass. -- A woman accidentally shot and killed herself at a shooting range Saturday when her gun apparently jammed and was then inadvertently fired.
Palm Springs, Calif. -- A 47-year-old man shot and killed a 43-year-old woman and her school-age daughter before using the weapon to kill himself about 9 p.m. Thursday. Police said the man and woman had an on-again off-again relationship. When police observed “military devices” in the home, a hazardous-device team was brought in to clear a number of firearms and potentially destructive items found inside the residence.
Pasadena, Tex. -- A 17-year-old girl awoken by gunfire in her home about 6 a.m. Wednesday discovered that her father shot and killed her mother before using the gun to kill himself. The mother had planned to file for divorce later that day.
Wildwood, Mo. -- At a state park Tuesday night, a 57-year-old father used a handgun to shoot and kill his 20-year-old son before using the gun to kill himself.
Brooklyn, Ohio -- When a 12-year-old girl called police after hearing gunshots in the basement of her home, authorities responded about 11:40 p.m. Thursday to find her 31-year-old mother and 29-year-old step-father fatally shot and the incident has been called a murder-suicide. It was not yet known if the father or mother did the shooting.
Wendell, N.C. -- Emergency personnel responding to a call at a home about 3:30 p.m. Friday found a couple fatally shot -- a 55-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman -- and authorities were calling the incident a murder-suicide. The woman reportedly required a wheelchair to get around. It was not yet determined who did the shooting.
Temple Hills, Md. -- Police who went to a home about 2 p.m. Wednesday discovered that a 72-year-old husband had shot and killed his 72-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself.
Michigan City, Ind. -- Police responding to a call at a home about 10:45 a.m. yesterday found two people fatally shot -- a 63-year-old husband and his 61-year-old wife -- and police are calling the incident a murder-suicide. The call to police was made by the husband.
Kau, Hawaii -- When two neighbors -- a 48-year-old man and a 37-year-old man -- got into an argument about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the younger man went into the older man’s home and shot and wounded him before stepping outside the home and using the gun to kill himself. The victim was listed in critical but stable condition.
Willow Spring, N.C. -- A 50-year-old man was shot and killed when he became involved in a fight at a bar about 1:40 a.m. Saturday.
Prattsville, Ala. -- A 9-year-old boy was accidentally shot in his chest while at a friend’s house about 5 p.m. Thursday. He was listed in stable condition and was expected to make a full recovery.
Queens, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 14-year-old sister in the abdomen after he found a handgun at their home about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Police said if the parents were unaware he found the gun, they would likely not be charged. The girl’s injuries were non life-threatening.
Burton, S.C. -- A handgun fell from inside the jacket of a man as he opened the door of his truck about 3 p.m. Tuesday and, when the weapon hit the truck-bed, it discharged and he was struck in the jaw and cheek. No one else was struck. No word on whether or not charges would be filed. No word on his condition.
Lumberton, N.C. -- A 17-year-old male accidentally shot himself in his hand while handling a gun at a motel early Thursday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. He was charged with possession of a handgun by a minor and discharging a firearm in city limits. No word on his condition.
Crosby County, Tex. -- A county sheriff accidentally shot himself on Wednesday. He was listed in stable condition after surgery.
San Bernardino, Calif. -- A security guard at a medical-marijuana dispensary accidentally shot himself in a foot with his handgun about 9 p.m. Friday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. Police were working to charge him with negligent discharge of a firearm. He was expected to recover.
Anchorage, Alaska -- When a woman told her 73-year-old husband she was planning to divorce him, he allegedly stabbed her with a butcher knife and chased her outside their home where a neighbor walking his dog saw the event and used his handgun to fire a warning shot that force the husband to surrender about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The woman was in critical but stable condition.
Farmington Hills, Mich. -- An 18-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg at an apartment complex around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Huntsville, Ala. -- When a woman reached for a candle holder on the top shelf of a closet, she inadvertently knocked a handgun off the shelf and, when the weapon struck the floor, it discharged and she was struck the chest. The woman’s injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Cleveland, Ohio -- A 32-year-old man -- a passenger in a car driving along a street -- was shot in the leg Friday night.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in his back about 6:15 p.m. yesterday. His condition was reported as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in his leg about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. His condition was reported as stabilized.
Dallas, Tex. -- Three men were standing and talking at a shopping-center parking lot Saturday morning when a car pulled up and someone got out and shot at them, striking a 27-year-old man in the abdomen and a 25-year-old man in the leg. One of the three men returned fire. The assailant fled the scene. No word on the condition of the two victims.
Today’s sources: Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, The Beaufort (S.C.) Gazette, Chicago Tribune, The (Greenville, N.C.) Daily Reflector, The (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun, The (Gaithersburg, Md.) Gazette, The Huntsville Times, KCBD-TV Lubbock, KETK-TV Jacksonville (Tex.), KOKI-TV Tulsa, KTRK-TV Houston, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, The (Michigan City, Ind.) News-Dispatch, New York Daily News, The (Pontiac, Mich.) Oakland Press, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, The (Riverside, Calif.) Press-Enterprise, The (Robeson County, N.C.) Robesonian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WFAA-TV Dallas, WISH-TV Indianapolis, WLNE-TV Providence, Wsau.com, WSFA-TV Montgomery, WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham
Addendum for March 17, 2014
If today is an average day, some 277 Americans will be shot by a gun. And 84 of those 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.
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March 12, 2014 edition
Eureka, Tex. -- When an 8-year-old boy found a shotgun in a shed attached to his home about noon on Monday, he accidentally shot a 3-year-old boy, his cousin, killing him. The toddler was struck in the head. The parents thought the gun was in a place that was unreachable by children.
Sterling, Ill. -- A 15-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by another teenager -- a close friend and the son of a state trooper -- at the friend’s home about 11:40 a.m. on March 1.
Brunswick, Ga. -- A 65-year-old man accidentally shot and killed his 66-year-old lifelong friend as the two were target-shooting in a wooded area on Monday. The younger man did not realize the victim had walked into the woods behind the target. No charges have been filed although a further investigation is underway.
Columbus, Ohio -- Police responding to a call about 2:20 a.m. Saturday found that a 70-year-old man was accidentally shot and killed. The shooter was interviewed but no charges have yet been filed.
Fremont, Ohio -- When a 33-year-old man at a bar got into an argument and punched the wife of an off-duty police officer, a fight ensued and the man exited the bar and returned with a gun and shot and killed three men, including the off-duty officer.
Clayton, Wis. -- A 70-year-old man shot and killed his 68-year-old wife inside their home and then went outside and used the gun to kill himself in their driveway about 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Stroudsburg, Penn. -- Police went to a home Friday to discover that a 60-year-old woman had shot and killed her 62-year-old husband before using the gun to kill herself. They had been dead for at least three weeks. The couple had been dealing with medical issues for a long time and left behind a jointly-composed suicide note.
Lovetown, Ala. -- Police went to a home about 9 a.m. Saturday to find that a 91-year-old man had shot and killed his 88-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself and authorities suspect a suicide pact between the pair was the reason for the shootings.
Whitesboro, Okla. -- A 30-year-old man shot and killed himself after killing his 57-year-old mother and 80-year-old stepfather at a home and then setting the structure on fire. The home was destroyed by the blaze and police were not certain they would be able to determine the cause of death of the mother and stepfather because their bodies were badly burnt.
Church Hill, Tenn. -- Police called to a home about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday found that a 20-year-old man shot and killed his 21-year-old live-in girlfriend before using the gun to kill himself. The couple’s 3-month-old daughter and the man’s grandmother were at the home at the time of the shooting.
Yuma, Ariz. -- A 19-year-old man shot and killed himself playing Russian roulette with another man while in the company of several others at a home Friday.
Birmingham, Ala -- A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in a city park about 11:15 a.m. Sunday. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his head.
Birmingham, Ala -- About 9:45 p.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in his grandfather’s yard when someone walked up and opened fire.
Stockton, Calif. -- A 21-year-old man was found fatally shot on a street about 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Indianapolis, Ind. -- A 3-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the hand while inside a home after she found a gun in the area of a couch about 6 p.m. yesterday. No word yet on whether or not charges against any adults would be filed. The child was listed in good condition.
Bakersfield, Calif. -- When four boys on the way to school found a gun in the yard of a house near their school-bus stop Tuesday morning, one of the boys, 8-years-old, accidentally fired the weapon just as the bus arrived. No one was struck but the boy suffered a cut on his forehead caused by the gun recoil.
Panama City Beach, Fla. -- A 19-year-old woman on spring break from college was accidentally shot while unpacking a car at a hotel when a travel bag belonging to a 21-year-old friend fell to the ground causing a handgun inside the bag to discharge. The bullet went through one of her legs before grazing her other leg. No one else was struck by the bullet. No word on whether or not charges would be filed. No word on the woman’s condition.
Olean, N.Y. -- A 24-year-old man shot one of his fingers and the same bullet struck a 28-year-old woman in her shoulder at their home about 8:45 p.m. Monday when the man accidentally discharged a handgun. No charges have been filed but police say the investigation is continuing. The woman was in critical condition. The man was treated and released.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- Two teenagers, ages 18 and 16, were shot and wounded while standing on a sidewalk when a gunman walking down a street fired eight to 10 shots at them before running away. One of the teens was shot in the chest and listed in critical condition. No word on the condition of the other victim.
Chicago, Ill. -- After a man got into an argument at a party about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, he left the gathering and returned with a gun and then proceeded to shoot into the home wounding six people: five males -- ages 22, 20, 18, 17, and a teenager of unreported age -- and one female, age 20. The 22-year-old was listed as stabilized; both 20-year-olds were in serious condition. No medical reports on the others.
Allentown, Penn. -- A man was shot in the leg when he got into a fight with another man outside a bar about 2 a.m. Saturday. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Waterbury, Conn. -- A 32-year-old man was shot four times early Saturday morning. His injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Memphis, Tenn. -- Two men suffering from gunshot wounds showed up at a gas station about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Both men have injuries considered life-threatening.
Charlotte, N.C. -- As two men walked along a street Monday night, someone inside an approaching car opened fire and one of the men was struck. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Revere, Mass. -- Someone was shot and wounded at a donut shop about 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The victim’s injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Salt Lake City, Utah -- A 17-year-old male was shot in the lower leg while on a street about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. He was listed in satisfactory condition.
Las Vegas, Nev. --One person was shot and killed and another was shot and wounded outside an apartment about 6:20 a.m. Tuesday. No word on the condition of the wounded victim.
Today’s sources: Associated Press, Birmingham News, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Corsicana (Tex.) Daily Sun, Dothan (Ala.) Eagle, Florida Times-Union, The Indianapolis Star, KGET-TV Bakersfield, KSAZ-TV Phoenix, Las Vegas Sun, The Oklahoman, Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald, The (Stockton, Calif.) Record, Salt Lake Tribune, Waterbury (Conn.) Republican-American, WATE-TV Knoxville, WCMH-TV Columbus (Ohio), WFMZ-TV Allentown (Penn.), WINK-TV Fort Myers (Fla.), WISC-TV Madison (Wis.), WMC-TV Memphis, WSOC-TV Charlotte, WTLV-TV Jacksonville
Addendum for March 12, 2014
Want to do something to help reduce this daily carnage? 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.
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March 8, 2014 edition
Mobile, Ala. -- A 7-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a relative’s gun at a home on Wednesday.
Phoenix, Ariz. -- A 15-year-old boy fatally shot his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend in front of a house before using the gun to kill himself about noon yesterday. Both were sophomores at the same high school.
East Norriton, Penn. -- A state trooper was handling a gun at his home when the weapon accidentally discharged and struck his pregnant wife, killing her, about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The baby did not survive. The gun was not the trooper’s service weapon.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 54-year-old woman was fatally shot in the chest about 10 a.m. yesterday when she and another worker were sorting through donated clothing in a thrift store and a handgun fell from inside a sock and the weapon accidentally discharged.
Long Beach, Calif. -- Police went to a home about 3:30 p.m. Thursday to find two people fatally shot -- a 47-year-old man and his 43-year-old wife -- and authorities are calling it a murder-suicide.
New Philadelphia, Ohio -- A man shot and killed another man before driving to the parking lot of a church where he used the gun to kill himself Wednesday afternoon.
Ellenwood, Ga. -- A 40-year-old man shot his girlfriend several times in the torso, wounding her, before using the gun to kill himself about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Three children and another adult were inside the home at the time of the shooting but were not injured and they did not witness the shooting. The woman, listed in critical but stable condition, was expected to survive.
Athens, Tenn. -- Police believe a man used a pillow to suffocate his 85-year-old aunt before using a shotgun to kill himself Tuesday night. The man’s 67-year-old wife found the bodies when she arrived home.
Brandon, Wis. -- Two men were found fatally shot in a residence on Thursday and police are calling the incident a murder-suicide.
Houston, Tex. -- A woman fired a shotgun and killed her roommate -- a 46-year-old man -- after the two argued at their home about 10 p.m. Wednesday and she claims it was an accident. Police are investigating.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- A 33-year-old man was found on the side of road with a fatal gunshot wound to his head last Saturday afternoon. Police are calling the shooting a homicide.
St. Louis, Mo. -- A man in his early 20s was found fatally shot on a street about 9:45 p.m. yesterday. He had been shot multiple times.
Gainesville, Fla. -- A 72-year-old grandfather shot and wounded his 16-year-old grandson after hearing the teen arguing with his mother Thursday morning. Police said there might be a history of the boy abusing the grandfather. The victim was in critical condition.
Highland, Calif. -- A 29-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. No one else was struck. No word yet on whether or not charges would be filed. No word on his condition.
Bozeman, Mont. -- A 74-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand while loading his handgun after he heard someone banging on his door about 2 a.m. yesterday. The homeowner managed to fired another shot, a warning shot, but the younger man continued banging. Police responded and arrested the younger man who appeared intoxicated and believed he was banging on the door of his own home.
Kitts Hill, Ohio -- When a 36-year-old man broke through the door of a house about 2 p.m. yesterday, the homeowner used his handgun to fire several shots, striking the man in the face and stomach. The intruder fled in a car that crashed a short distance from the scene and police captured him. No word on his condition.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- A 20-year-old man was walking on a street about 3:30 a.m. Thursday when he heard four gunshots and one of the flying bullets struck him in the elbow. No word on his condition.
Trenton, N.J. -- Five people were shot and wounded at a party about 4:45 a.m. today. One of the victims was listed in critical condition; the other four were in serious condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- Two men, ages 22 and 20, were shot and wounded about 2 a.m. Wednesday when an argument inside a bar escalated into gunfire outside the establishment. No word on the victims’ conditions.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 23-year-old man was shot in the chest while on a street about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. He was listed in stable condition.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 42-year-old man was shot in his leg while on a street Monday afternoon. No word on his condition.
Cherry Hill, N.J. -- A 33-year-old man accidentally discharged his handgun while in the lobby of a high-rise office building about noon on Friday. No one was struck by the flying bullet. The man exited scene and left in a car that was later tracked down by police. He was charged with possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of hollow-point bullets.
Today’s sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chicago Tribune, Guncrisis.org, Highland (Calif.) Community News, KPRC-TV Houston, Long Beach Press Telegram, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WALA-TV Mobile, WCHS-TV Charleston (W.V.), WFTV-TV Orlando, WGBA-TV Green Bay, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, WTOV-TV Steubenville (Ohio), WTVC-TV Chattanooga, Tenn.
Addendum for March 8, 2014
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.
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March 5, 2014 edition
Lakeview, Calif. -- A 5-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed about 5 p.m. yesterday.
Cincinnati, Ohio -- An 8-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in the chest by his 10-year-old brother when the boys somehow found a gun while visiting the home of their 19-year-old uncle about 4:15 p.m. Saturday.
Decatur, Ala. -- A 21-year-old man was accidentally shot and killed when a handgun he was handling inadvertently discharged about 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
Martin City, Mont. -- A 37-year-old man examining an AR-15-type rifle at a home about 11:15 a.m. Sunday was killed when the weapon accidentally discharged and the bullet struck him in the face.
Cape Coral, Fla. -- A 50-year-old man shot and wounded a 51-year-old woman at a residence and then, during a three-hour standoff with police that began about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, used a gun to shoot and kill himself. The man and woman have the same surname, but it was not reported if they were related. The woman was said to be severely injured with a gunshot wound to her head.
Lubbock, Tex. -- A 51-year-old woman is suspected of shooting and killing her 53-year-old ex-husband outside his home before using the gun to shoot and wound herself about 10:20 p.m. Thursday. The two were divorced in 2012. She was in critical condition.
Detroit, Mich. -- When a man posted on his Facebook page that he planned to commit suicide, his brother rushed to the man’s home about 7:30 p.m. Thursday where he found his sibling and a woman fatally shot in an apparent murder-suicide related to a domestic dispute.
Dallas, Tex. -- A 47-year-old man -- a police officer -- and his 42-year-old wife were found fatally shot inside a home and police are calling it a murder-suicide with the husband as the suspect.
San Francisco, Calif. -- A 93-year-old female patient at a nursing home and her visiting 60-year-old daughter were found fatally shot about 5:30 p.m. Monday and police are calling the incident a murder-suicide.
Cookeville, Tenn. -- Police went to an apartment about 3:30 p.m. Monday to find two people fatally shot -- a 52-year-old woman and her 18-year-old son -- and police at this time believe the woman killed her son and then herself in a murder-suicide.
Pharr, Tex. -- A 53-year-old man shot and killed his 56-year-old ex-girlfriend -- a schoolteacher -- before using the gun to kill himself after the two met in his car in the parking lot outside an elementary school about 7:15 p.m. Monday where she had just participated in an open house.
Pine Bluff, Ark. -- A 65-year-old man in a parked vehicle flagged down a police car and, as two officers approached him, he got out of the car holding a handgun and fatally shot himself in the chest late Monday afternoon.
Denver, Colo. -- Two men, ages 31 and 23, were found fatally shot at an apartment complex early Saturday. Both men were shot in the head and police are investigating the deaths as homicides.
Dover, Ark. -- Police called to a residence about 9 a.m. Saturday found a 30-year-old man fatally shot. Two people were taken into custody and one of them was charged with first-degree murder.
Amado, Ariz. -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the upper stomach after finding a loaded handgun at his home about 1 p.m. Monday. Police said it was unclear if the parents would face charges. The child, listed in stable condition after surgery, was expected to survive.
Oklahoma City, Okla. -- A man was in a dressing room with his young son in a big-box sporting-goods store Saturday night to try on a waist-band holster and, when he put his holstered gun on a bench, the boy picked it up and the weapon accidentally discharged, striking both the child and father. No one else in the store was struck. The father, who has a Texas concealed carry license, was not arrested. The child was treated for a graze wound to a finger; the father was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.
Dallas, Tex. -- A 20-year-old man was using a handgun to shoot targets in his backyard with three other men when one of his shots went through a neighbor’s kitchen window and struck a 9-year-old girl in the head about 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The child underwent surgery to remove the bullet lodged near the back of her head. The 20-year-old was arrested on a charge of injury to a child and discharging a weapon. The child was listed in stable condition.
Orlando, Fla. -- When a 60-year-old man was in his garage showing a friend how to clean a handgun, the weapon accidentally discharged and the flying bullet went through the front door of a passing car and struck a 12-year-old girl in her arm as she sat in the front seat about 7:45 p.m. Friday. The discharge so surprised the man that he fired another accidental shot that struck his thigh. The child was treated and released. The man was expected to recover. The initial police report said he would not be charged, but detectives later said they are reviewing the case.
Danville, Calif. -- A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the arm at his home about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday. It was not yet reported on how he got the gun. Both his parents are police officers. No word on whether or not charges would be filed. The child was treated and released.
Seminole, Fla. -- A 14-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen when his 16-year-old friend was showing him a rifle and the weapon inadvertently discharged about 4:20 p.m. Sunday. The victim’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Indianapolis, Ind. -- When a grandfather left six boys in his car while running an errand about 10:15 p.m. Friday, his 12-year-old grandson found a gun in the vehicle and accidentally shot himself. The grandson said he thought it was a BB gun. No one else was hit. The victim was reported as recovering. No word on whether or not the grandfather would be charged.
Dayton, Nev. -- When a young man was showing his new gun to his father about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the weapon accidentally discharged and struck his mother in the leg. No one else was hit by the flying bullet. No one was arrested. The mother was listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot at least twice about 9 a.m. today. He was listed in serious condition.
Houston, Tex. -- A male was shot about 7 a.m. today. He was expected to survive.
Dallas, Tex. -- Someone was shot in the leg while in the parking lot of a restaurant about 12:10 a.m. yesterday morning. Police do not yet have a suspect. No word on the victim’s condition.
Reading, Penn. -- A teenager was playing with a gun about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when the weapon accidentally discharged and sent a bullet through a wall and into a neighboring home. No one was hit.
Today’s sources: Arkansasmatters.com, Chicago Tribune, (Walnut Creek, Calif.) Contra Costa Times, Denver Post, The (Cookeville, Tenn.) Herald-Citizen, The (Kalispell, Mont.) Daily Inter Lake, Decatur (Ala.) Daily, The Detroit News, The Fresno Bee, Houston Chronicle, KVOA-TV Tucson, KWTV-TV Oklahoma City, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal, The (McAllen, Tex.) Monitor, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, Orlando Sentinel, SF (San Francisco) Weekly, Tampa Bay Times, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, WFAA-TV Dallas, WFMZ-TV Allentown (Penn.), WMC-TV Memphis, WXIN-TV Indianapolis
Addendum for March 5, 2014
Like a recurring nightmare, these awful stories will repeat tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that, and on and on and on.
If you want to help reduce this daily suffering, call, write, email, or FAX your representatives in Washington, D.C. and tell them to support common sense gun control. You’ll find contact information here:
www.http://contactingthecongress.org/
March 1, 2014 edition
Glade Spring, Va. -- A 44-year-old man shot and killed his 17-year-old son, his 46-year-old wife, his 74-year-old mother-in-law, and shot and wounded his 75-year-old father-in-law before using the gun to kill himself. The shooter carried two guns when he broke into his in-laws’ home where his wife and son were staying about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and an argument ensued. The shooter’s wife had a restraining order against him. The father-in-law was in fair condition.
Oak Lawn, Ill. -- A 36-year-old man shot and killed himself after he shot and killed his 67-year-old father, his 68-year-old mother, and his 5-year-old nephew who was staying overnight at his grandparents’ house after his birthday party at the home on Wednesday. The shooter used a shotgun he got from his father’s gun safe. The shooter set the house on fire before he killed himself.
Greensburg, Ind. -- About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, police discovered that a 44-year-old father had driven his 14-year-old son to a city park where he used a gun to kill the boy and then himself.
Memphis, Tenn. -- A 17-year-old girl sitting in the front seat of a car was accidentally shot and killed about 11 p.m. Saturday when a friend sitting in a back seat -- a 23-year-old man -- inadvertently shot a handgun he thought was unloaded and the bullet went through the front seat and stuck the victim in her back. The man has been charged with reckless homicide.
Dallas, Tex. -- A 59-year-old man shot and killed a 47-year-old woman and then used the gun to kill himself at a nightclub about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. The two, who had dated, arrived separately at the club and then got into an argument.
Thornton, Colo. -- A 43-year-old husband shot and killed his 42-year-old wife and another woman who lived with them before using the gun to kill himself in their townhouse on Sunday.
Green Bay, Wis. -- Police went to an apartment late Monday morning to discover that a 52-year-old man had shot and killed a 47-year-old woman before using the gun to kill himself. The pair lived together in the apartment and had a relationship for 10 years.
Simpson County, Miss. -- A 40-year-old mother shot and wounded her 21-year-old daughter before using the gun to kill herself on Monday. The deceased woman’s husband believes the shootings were related to a child custody case involving the daughter’s infant child. No word on the condition of the 21-year-old.
Carlsbad, Calif. -- A 63-year-old woman was shot twice in the chest at point-blank range by an 87-year-old man who then fatally shot himself in the garden area of an apartment complex about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Neighbors said the two had some sort of relationship at one time but had not spoken for months. No word on the woman’s condition.
Independence Township, Mich. -- A 36-year-old man died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while demonstrating gun safety to his girlfriend at a home about 9 p.m. Sunday. The man, who had been drinking, thought the gun was unloaded. Three children unrelated to the man, ages 12, 10, and 7, were at the home at the time but were unhurt. They did not witness the shooting.
Macon, Ga. -- A man dropped his handgun while sitting in the back seat of a car parked at a strip mall about 10 p.m. Friday and, when he tried to catch the weapon, it discharged and the bullet went through the front seat where it struck his 21-year-old cousin in the back, killing him. The man was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Marion, Ohio -- A 59-year-old man at an apartment accidentally fired his shotgun into the floor and the blast went into the apartment below where two women attending a prayer service were struck and wounded about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The man was charged with negligent assault. The womans’ injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A boy suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his face about 7:45 p.m. last Saturday when a friend was handling a gun and it accidentally discharged. The victim was expected to survive
Oconee County, S.C. -- A woman was shot in the leg Wednesday when her adult son was walking through her kitchen with a loaded gun and the weapon accidentally discharged. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word on the woman’s condition.
Lancaster, Ohio -- A bullet grazed the hand of a 22-year-old man as he was disassembling a handgun for cleaning and the weapon accidentally discharged about 5 p.m. Friday. The bullet went into a nearby wall but no one else was struck. No word on whether or not charges would be filed.
Medford, Ore. -- A man sitting in his vehicle accidentally shot himself Sunday afternoon when he reached into the glove box for his gun and the weapon inadvertently discharged and the bullet struck him in the hand and wrist. No one else was hit. No word on whether or not charges would be filed. His injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Pine Hills, Fla. -- A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the thigh while outside a shopping-center store about 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was in stable condition.
Sandy, Utah -- When a man carrying a gun inside his backpack was at a busy restaurant about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, he accidentally dropped the backpack and, when it landed, the gun discharged sending a bullet into the concrete floor. Police did not charge him because he had a conceal carry permit and the incident was an accident.
Today’s sources: Chicago Sun-Times, The Denver Post, Detroit Free Press, The Indianapolis Star, KATV-TV Little Rock, KSWB-TV San Diego, KTVL-TV Medford (Ore.), KTVT-TV Fort Worth, KTVX-TV Salt Lake City, Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle Gazette, San Diego Union Tribune, Washington Post, WBNS-TV Columbus (Ohio), WISC-TV Madison (Wis.), WKMG-TV Orlando, WLBT-TV Jackson (Miss.), WMC-TV Memphis, WMGT-TV Macon, WYFF-TV Greenville, (S.C.)
Addendum for February March 1, 2014
In the spring of 2013, a lobbyist for an NRA chartered organization in Wisconsin said gun-rights proponents need only wait-out the “Connecticut effect” before they could once again start passing laws to loosen restrictions on guns. That lobbyist felt certain we would eventually forget what happened at Sandy Hook, and then any interest in common sense gun laws would vaporize.
We need to let that lobbyist and the NRA know that this time is different. This time we are not going away. We are not going to forget Sandy Hook, or Aurora, or Columbine, or Virginia Tech, or Tucson, or the 100,000 Americans who are either killed or wounded by guns each year.
Please help slow this daily carnage. Call, write, email, or FAX your representatives in Washington, D.C. and tell them to support common sense gun controls. Do it today. And do it again next week. And then every week after that until they get the message.
You can get contact information here:
www.http://contactingthecongress.org/
February 23, 2014 edition
Hialeah, Fla. -- Police who went to a home on Tuesday discovered that a 46-year-old man had shot and killed his wife of three months and his 16-year-old stepdaughter before using the gun to kill himself.
Gallatin, Tenn. -- Police went to an apartment about 4 p.m. Wednesday to find a 28-year-old man dead from a single gunshot wound to his head and his wife dead from multiple gunshot wounds to her head and authorities are calling the shooting a murder-suicide. The couple was in the process of getting a divorce.
Fresno, Calif. -- A 55-year-old man shot and wounded a 40-year-old woman before using the gun to kill himself at a motel about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The two were in a relationship. The woman was listed in critical but stable condition.
Apache Junction, Ariz. -- Police who went to a home about 1 p.m. Tuesday discovered that a 55-year-old man had shot and killed his 47-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself. The couple had been married more than 20 years. The woman filed for divorce in November.
West Palm Beach, Fla. -- A man shot and killed a woman inside a home Tuesday morning before using the gun to kill himself. The pair were in a relationship.
Kingman, Ariz. -- An Oregon couple -- a 64-year-old man and his 60-year-old wife -- were found dead from gunshot wounds at a motel about 1 p.m. Monday and police suspect the shootings were a murder-suicide.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- Police called to a parking lot outside a condominium complex about 4:40 p.m. Friday found a man and a woman fatally shot and authorities believe it was a murder-suicide related to domestic issues.
Columbus, Ga. -- A 50-year-old man shot and killed his 44-year-old estranged wife in the parking lot at a state welfare office and then went to his car where he used the gun to kill himself early Friday.
Fort Wayne, Ind. -- A man is dead after he accidentally shot himself in the chest at his home as he was selling a handgun to a family member about 8 p.m. yesterday.
Dunkerton, Iowa -- A 54-year-old man -- the pastor of a local church -- used a gun to kill himself on February 12. His body was found behind the church parsonage where he lived.
Cary, N.C. -- A 74-year-old a man was found fatally shot in his yard about 8:45 a.m. Friday and the 43-year-old man suspected to be his killer, a family friend, shot and killed himself in a Florida motel after a police stand-off.
Orting, Wash. -- A 53-year-old man has died after interrupting a burglary in his garage about 3:15 a.m. Wednesday and the shotgun he had with him was somehow taken away and used to shoot and kill him in his front yard.
Jackson, Miss. -- A 32-year-old man was shot three times in the head while at a sports bar about 10 p.m. Friday. A suspect was arrested. No word on the victim’s condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 32-year-old man was fatally shot as he was sitting in a car when another vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire about 7:40 p.m. yesterday.
Durham, N.C. -- A 21-year-old man accidentally fired a gun while on a porch of a home about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and the bullet struck a 5-month-old girl who was in a car-seat on the porch. The man was charged with felony negligent child abuse resulting in bodily injury. The victim’s injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A 12-year-old girl was shot in the leg after a 22-year-old man brought a rifle to the girl’s home to have it cleaned by her uncle and the weapon accidentally discharged. No one else was struck by the bullet. The 22-year old was charged with recklessly endangering another person. The girl was in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery.
Amarillo, Tex. -- Two males of unknown age were accidentally shot and wounded when one of them was cleaning a gun and the weapon inadvertently discharged late Friday. One of the victims reportedly suffered a graze wound; no word on the injuries or condition of the other victim. No word on whether or not charges would be filed.
Indianapolis, Ind. -- A man accidentally shot himself in the finger when he slipped on ice on his driveway while holding a gun about 7 a.m. Thursday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word on whether or not he would face charges. No word on his condition.
Harris County, Tex. -- An after-school melee involving 50 to 60 high school students about 3:30 p.m. Friday erupted into gunfire and one student, believed to be 19-years-old, was shot and wounded. The victim was listed in serious condition but was expected to survive.
Chicago, Ill. -- An 18-year-old male and two 17-year-old males walking together on a sidewalk were shot and wounded when someone with a gun approached on foot and opened fire about 11 p.m. yesterday. All three victims were reported in stable condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach about 11:40 a.m. yesterday. He was in critical condition.
Nashville, Tenn. -- A man was shot in the shoulder while driving about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
St. Louis, Mo. -- A man walking home from a friend’s house about 2:45 a.m. Saturday was shot in the stomach when he resisted an attempted armed robbery by two men who approached him on a street. The victim was listed in stable condition.
Columbus, Ohio -- A man was shot in the ankle while at a mall about 12:45 p.m. Friday. Police were looking for a suspect. No word on the victim’s condition.
Riviera Beach, Fla. -- Two students at a middle school were arrested Friday after they were allegedly caught handing a loaded handgun in their classroom. Police are working to find out how they got the gun.
Sources: Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette, KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, KFSN-TV Fresno, KOMO-TV Seattle, KPHO-TV Phoenix, Mohave Valley Daily News, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WATE Knoxville, Waterloo Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier, WCHS-TV Charleston (W.V.), WHEC-TV Rochester (N.Y.), WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, WRTV-TV Indianapolis, WTLV-TV Jacksonville, WTVF-TV Nashville, WTVJ-TV Miami
Addendum for February 23, 2014
We have an epidemic of gun violence in the U.S.A. Here’s an organization working to find a cure: http://momsdemandaction.org/.