July 21, 2013 edition
Hermanville, Miss. --A 9-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot by another child while visiting his grandparents on Thursday. The boy’s parents were sitting at the kitchen table and the boy was in his grandparents’ bedroom with two other children, ages 13 and 10. One of the other children was holding the gun when it went off. The gun, which did not have a lock on it and was sitting out in the open in the bedroom, belonged to the grandparents.
Flint, Mich. -- A 9-year-old boy, his 23-year-old uncle, and a 25-year-old man were found fatally shot inside an apartment building about 8 a.m. Monday. Police are calling it a triple homicide.
Oakland, Calif. -- An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed and a 7-year-old girl along with her grandmother and 4-year-old brother were shot and wounded when someone fired bullets through the front door of an apartment about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. The 7-year-old was struck in the shoulder; the 4-year-old was grazed in the stomach. No word on the condition of the grandmother.
Riviera Beach, Fla. -- Police making a welfare check about 11 p.m. Tuesday discovered that a 72-year-old man had shot and killed his 64-year-old wife before using the gun to kill himself. A suicide note was found.
Pearland, Tex. -- On Friday, when a man in his late 60s and his wife in her late 30s argued in their front yard, the man shot her with a handgun and then used the weapon to kill himself.
Deming, N.M. -- A 64-year-old man shot and killed his 62-year-old wife before using the weapon to kill himself about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The couple had been married for 43 years.
Los Angeles, Calif. -- An intoxicated 38-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself while at a party at a friend’s house early Monday morning. The incident began when the host decided to show off his gun and guests started passing it around. When the weapon reached the victim, the host tried to take it away from him and, during the struggle, the gun fired.
Flint, Mich. -- A man in his late 50s shot and wounded a woman before using the gun to kill himself yesterday morning.
Flint, Mich. -- Police responding to reports of gunfire found someone fatally shot on a street about 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Boston, Mass. -- One man was shot and killed and another man was shot and wounded about 1:40 a.m. today. The wounded man had injuries considered non life-threatening.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man was fatally shot to death about 11 p.m. yesterday.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 25-year-old man was fatally shot at a gas station about 11:30 p.m. yesterday after someone fired at least six shots at him .
Chicago, Ill. -- A 28-year-old man was shot and killed and three people -- a 40-year-old man, a 22-year-old man, and a 20-year-old woman -- were shot and wounded after someone opened fire at a birthday party in a housing complex about 1:50 a.m. today. Both wounded victims were listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 25-year-old man was shot and killed and another man, either 23- or 24-years-old, was shot and wounded in the leg about 4 a.m. today. No word on the condition of the wounded man.
Minneapolis, Minn. -- A 23-year-old man was shot and killed about 6:15 p.m. Friday. He had been struck several times in the chest.
Urbana, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man carrying a loaded handgun accidental shot himself in the leg about 1 p.m. Friday. Police responding to reports of a shooting found him lying on the ground in the common area of an apartment complex. No word on his condition.
Minnehaha, Wash. -- A 61-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand while loading his pistol early Monday morning.
Tifton, Ga. -- About 1:45 a.m. Friday, a 30-year-old man staying at the home of a friend’s girlfriend accidentally shot the friend when he mistook him as an intruder and fired through a door, striking the man in the chest as he turned the knob to open the door after returning home late at night. The shooter was at the home to protect the woman from some suspicious activity that had occurred in the area. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Jackson Township, Ohio -- A 23-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the thigh about 6 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Little Rock, Ark. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the arm while sitting on the steps of an apartment complex about 11 a.m. yesterday after two people in front of the complex began shooting at each other and he got caught in the crossfire. No word on the boy’s condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 6-year-old girl riding a scooter was shot in the chest and her 52-year-old aunt was shot in the thigh after they became caught in a crossfire when a young man shot at two other young men on a street and the two returned fire about 8 p.m. Friday. The child was listed in serious condition; her aunt was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old girl was shot in the foot about 8 p.m. Friday. No word on her condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 34-year-old man was shot in the leg about 10:15 p.m. Friday. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Three men, ages 36, 24, and 22, were shot in the leg and wounded about 6:20 p.m. yesterday. All three were listed in good condition.
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A woman in her 20s was found shot and wounded and another woman in her 20s was found with unspecified injuries at a motel about 7:20 a.m. Friday. The wounded woman’s injuries were considered life-threatening.
Oxnard, Calif. -- A 24-year-old man was found by police lying in the street with a gunshot wound about 1 p.m. Tuesday. He was in serious condition.
Des Moines, Iowa -- A 33-year-old man was shot and wounded while walking to a convenience store about 11:40 p.m. yesterday. He had been struck several times. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 21-year-old man who was a passenger in a vehicle was shot and wounded about 2 a.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 32-year-old man was shot and wounded about 2:50 a.m. yesterday. He was with several friends when a 31-year-old man rode up on a bicycle and opened fire after calling the victim and his friends derogatory names. The victim and his friends then chased and caught the suspect and, during the fight that ensued, the victim was shot. The shooter was in custody. No word on the victim’s condition.
Brooklyn, N.Y. -- A gunman opened fire in a park about 2:15 p.m. yesterday striking a 45-year-old man in the abdomen, his 37-year-old wife in the leg, his 22-year-old son in the leg, a 62-year-old man in the leg, and a 52-year-old woman in the stomach. The shooter, accompanied by three other men and two women, fired multiple times at the 45-year-old man at a ball field. The shooter was said to be angry because the man reported him to police on Friday for allegedly harassing the man’s 18-year-old daughter at a fast-food restaurant where she worked. The 62-year-old and 52-year-old victims were bystanders.
Salem, Ore. -- Two 18-year-old men in a car -- a driver and passenger -- were shot and wounded when someone opened fire on them from another car about 6:40 p.m. yesterday. The victims’ injuries were considered non life-threatening. Apparently there was an altercation between the two men and the occupants of the other car before the shooting occurred.
Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the hand and a 31-year-old man was shot in the knee at a recreation center about 10:15 a.m. today. The two victims were reported in stable condition.
Salt Lake City, Utah -- A man in his early 20s was struck is his calf outside a nightclub about 1:30 a.m. today after a man told to leave the club earlier in the evening came back with a gun and fired four or five random shots.
Everett, Wash. -- A 56-year-woman was shot and wounded while lying on her couch early Saturday after multiple bullets struck her home. She was hit three times. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Brevard County, Fla. -- Two men were shot and wounded on a street about 12:30 p.m. today.
Today’s sources: Arkansasmatters.com, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The (Vancouver, Wash.) Columbian, The Flint Journal, Florida Times-Union, KABC-TV Los Angeles, KCCI-TV Des Moines, KTRK-TV Houston, Laist.com , Las Cruces Sun-News, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, New York Post, Oakland Tribune, The Oregonian, The Palm Beach Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Salt Lake Tribune, Seattle Times, The Tifton (Ga.) Gazette, WAPT-TV Jackson, The (Urbana, Ill.) News-Gazette, WDTN-TV Dayton, WFTV-TV Orlando
July 20, 2013 edition
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July 19, 2013 edition
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July 18, 2013 edition
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July 17, 2013 edition
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A man and his wife, both 84, are dead after the man shot and killed his wife at a city park and then used the gun to kill himself. Both had been suffering from health problems. Police found their bodies about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Lexington, S.C. -- On Sunday, a 23-year-old man stabbed his 60-year-old uncle in the back several times, killing him, then he shot his father in the shoulder and an uncle in the finger as they struggled to get his gun away. The 23-year-old then used the gun to kill himself.
Oceanside, N.Y. -- A 73-year-old man shot and killed his 63-year-old wife before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide at their condominium Monday.
Miami, Fla. -- A man has died after he was shot and robbed of a watch, cash, and jewelry as he was supervising home-improvement work at a relative’s house about 3 p.m. yesterday.
Atlanta, Ga. -- A man was shot and killed about 9:35 p.m. Monday when gunfire rang out after an argument over someone leaning on a car.
Fort Huachuca, Ariz. -- A 3-year-old boy was shot in the stomach Saturday night. The child is a family member of a soldier assigned to the post. The boy was listed in critical but stable condition. No other information was available.
Drexel Heights, Ariz. -- On Sunday, a 2-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the leg at her home by her visiting 23-year-old uncle when he accidentally discharged his weapon while in the carport and the bullet went through a wall and struck the child in the living room. The girl’s injuries were considered non life-threatening.
Pine Bluff, Ark. -- A man was shot nine times and found lying on the ground about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. He was listed in critical condition.
Milwaukee, Wis. -- Two men were shot, a woman was stabbed, and another man suffered broken ribs when a fight between two men snowballed into a larger brawl that led to gunfire on Tuesday.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man was shot in the arm about 7:30 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 21-year-old man standing on a porch was shot in the shoulder by one of several males who approached him about 8:40 p.m. yesterday. The victim was listed in critical condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- A 37-year-old man who was with a group of people was shot in the leg about 11:30 p.m. after someone opened fire on the gathering. The victim’s condition was listed as stabilized.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two 24-year-old men were shot about 3 a.m. today. One of the victims was struck in his back; the other in his torso. Both were listed in serious condition.
Chicago, Ill. -- Two 26-year-old men who were on a porch about 3:30 a.m. today were shot when someone approached on foot and opened fire. One of the victims suffered several gunshot wounds to the leg. The other victim was grazed in the head. Both men were reported as stabilized.
Nashville, Tenn. -- When shots were fired between two cars, one of them crashed sending four men -- including the 18-year-old driver -- to the hospital. The second car drove away from the scene. No word on the conditions of the victims.
Cincinnati, Ohio -- When two men got into a gun battle in an apartment building, one of the men was shot seven times and the other man was struck once. Both men were expected to survive.
Today’s sources: Arizona Daily Star, Arkansasmatters.com, Chicago Tribune, KPHO-TV Phoenix, Long Island Newsday, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, WCHS-TV Charleston W.V., WSB-TV Atlanta, WSVN-TV Miami, WTVF-TV Nashville, The (Columbia, S.C.) State,
Addendum for July 17, 2013
Yesterday, via email, I received a newsletter from the National Rifle Association (NRA) called the “NRA ARMED CITIZEN -- True stories of your right to self-defense in action.” The newsletter reported 19 incidents of individuals successfully using guns either at home or their place of business to thwart intruders or burglars. The first of the incidents was dated June 3, 2013; the last one was dated July 9, 2013 -- a period of 36 days.
However, the NRA ARMED CITIZEN didn’t mention that during the same 36-day period, based on average numbers, 3,024 Americans were killed by a gun and another 6,948 were wounded by one. So for each “good” use of a gun during those 36 days, there were 524 “bad” uses of a gun. Granted, the NRA might not have reported or been aware of all the “true stories of self-defense in action” that occurred during that 36-day period, but I doubt they missed 505 of them in order for the “good” numbers to at least equal the “bad” ones.
The newsletter also failed to mention that if there is a gun in a home, it is 22 times more likely to be used to kill or injure a member of the gun-owner’s family (due to domestic homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting) than to be used in self-defense.
I don’t know anyone who would go out shopping for their family and buy a product that was 524 times as likely to hurt rather than help the general population. Or 22 times more likely to hurt rather than help a family member.
Yet, when it comes to those little hand-held killing machines we call guns, too many Americans are willing to suspend rational thinking. That’s good for the NRA and other such gun-rights groups and their lobbyists. And it’s good for the gun and ammo manufactures and their well-paid executives. But it’s not so good for the 100,000 or so Americans either killed or wounded by guns every single year.
Want to help reduce this 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.
You’ll find contact information here:
www.contactingthecongress.org
July 16, 2013 edition
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July 15, 2013 edition
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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