Wabbit season! Duck season! GunFAIL season! GunFAIL CLXVIII

By David Waldman  

Saturday Dec 12, 2015  5:51 PM EST

Fourteen of 48 guns discovered by TSA agents at airports around the country during the week of Nov. 13-19, 2015.

As promised, the hunting accidents continued to mount. There were 11 confirmed, and one additional suspected hunting-related accidental shooting during the week of 11/15-11/21, up from five, then seven, then eight in previous weeks. Speaking of hunting accidents, Lewis County, Washington police must’ve had a hell of a time keeping up with the opening of deer season, with reports of two hunters accidentally blasting through homes in different parts of the county on the same day.

In other news, 21 people accidentally shot themselves, and another six shot family members or significant others. Twelve kids were accidentally shot, and among our original 48 listings, 11 involved fatalities.

The standout story of the week: The terrible episode involving the death of a 5-year-old in Goodlettsville, Tenessee. How did it happen? Dad thought it would be fun to use his pistol’s laser sight to play with the cat. So the kids did, too. Only they weren’t as familiar with exactly which parts of the gun do what, and found the switch that sets bullets flying instead of the one that turns on the fun cat toy. If only dad had stopped to think about what can really happen, even in just a few seconds, when you decide to put down a cat toy and go into the kitchen. Of course, the risks are considerably more dangerous if your cat toy is mounted on a loaded handgun. And this wasn’t even the first such shooting this year. If only it were easier to find pet toys that weren’t attached to firearms. Which are, of course, not toys, etc., etc. But yet, somehow ...

1. YORK, PA, 11/15/15: Twelve-year-old Marlin Banks Jr. was accidentally shot in his York City home early this morning, York City Police Sergeant William Wentz said. Marlin died shortly after being taken to York Hospital, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Emergency personnel responded to a call to the Marlin's family's home in the 200 block of North Richland Avenue at about 7:40 AM, a York County 911 official said. There, they found the wounded boy and a second injured person, a man Wentz said was related to the boy. The man had lacerations to his hand that he told police he'd gotten from punching the wall, Wentz said.Shortly after police and emergency workers arrived on the scene, the man sat on the porch cradling his hand and crying inconsolably while family members and medical personnel tended to him, his white shirt spattered with blood. A woman's cries were audible from inside the house; Marlin was carried on a stretcher to an ambulance and police helped members of the victim's family to their car. "It was accidental — that's how it was relayed to us," Wentz said. Police were not sure whether Marlin accidentally shot himself or died at the hand of another person, he said. More information will be released following an autopsy, which is scheduled for Monday morning, according to the coroner's office. MORE: Investigators said Banks accidentally shot himself in his home while he was looking at a gun. It remains unclear how Banks got access to the gun. Banks was a seventh grade student at Ferguson K-8. York City School District is providing counseling services to students and staff.
2. ROCK HILL, SC, 11/15/15: A Rock Hill toddler has died following a shooting Sunday, the York County Coroner's Office announced Monday. Savion Barrow was transported to Piedmont Medical Center Sunday after accidentally shooting himself inside his home on Ameilia Avenue in Rock Hill. The 3-year-old succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Investigators say the child's mother was in the room with him when the shooting happened. It was not immediately clear if the mother knew the child had accessed the weapon but investigators were checking to see if the mother was on any substances at the time of the shooting. It was not immediately clear how the child got access to the weapon. The Rock Hill Police Department is continuing to investigate. Authorities are discussing whether or not to pursue criminal charges. The Department of Social Services is also investigating. When Fox 46's Caroline Fountain went by the home Monday, relatives declined to comment and said Savion's parents were out of the home making funeral arraignments. An autopsy is scheduled for later Monday.
3. MILTON, VT, 11/15/15: A Milton man has minor injuries following a hunting accident Sunday afternoon.
   Milton police say they responded to a report of a man who had been shot in the arm at 5 PM on Cadreact Road in Milton. Upon arriving, officers determined the shooting was an accident. Dylan Morgan, 26, was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment. He suffered a minor grazing wound from a bullet fragment. He was discharged from the hospital shortly after. Police say the gun was fired by a 22 year-old Milton resident. Police say that person was in the process of unloading the weapon when it accidentally discharged. Game Wardens of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife are assisting Milton Police with the investigation.
4. COLUMBIA FALLS, MT, 11/15/15: A resident on Rapids Avenue called to report a gun that was accidentally discharged. The caller said he was taking his guns out to prepare for a hunting trip when one fired. No one was injured and the bullet was recovered in a fence.
5. CLARENDON TOWNSHIP, MI, 11/15/15: A hunter in Calhoun County was accidentally shot on opening day of firearm deer season. The accident happened around 10:10 AM Sunday off the 22000 block of West Drive South in Clarendon Township, southwest of the village of Homer, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the 21-year-old hunter was removing his jacket when he dropped his 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun. The gun went off, firing a slug into the man’s upper torso. He was airlifted to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo with non-life-threatening injuries.
6. CASCO TOWNSHIP, MI, 11/15/15: A 30-year-old man accidentally shot himself while hunting in Casco Township Sunday. The incident happened Sunday evening, according to Capt. David Malloch, field coordinator for southern Michigan for the Department of Natural Resources law enforcement division. Malloch said the man hunting in a tree stand took the safety off his gun to shoot a coyote. The man was unable to get a shot, and failed to put his safety back on. When the man was ready to leave the tree stand he began to attach a drop line to his shotgun to lower it to the ground. While attaching the line, the shotgun went off. A slug entered and exited the man’s thigh, then entered and exited his calf, Malloch said. The man called a friend and the DNR was contacted to respond. A conservation officer responded to the tree stand and applied a tourniquet to the man’s leg. The officer transported the man out of the hunting area to EMS. The man was taken to a Macomb hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. Malloch said the accidental shooting was the second one during regular firearm season, which began Sunday. He said a man in Calhoun County also suffered non-fatal injuries after an accidental shooting Sunday morning.
7. AMERICAN CANYON, CA, 11/16/15: An American Canyon man was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon with what police said was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in the leg. Police and paramedics received a 911 call at 1:10 PM that a shot had been fired at the residence of 252 Los Altos Drive. They found a 62-year-old male with a gunshot wound in his left leg from a .45 caliber handgun. “He shot himself in the leg by accident,” said Chief of Police Tracey Stuart. Police did not release the man’s name. Stuart said the man was going to clean his gun when it accidentally discharged. She said he was “alert and conscious,” and that the injury did not appear life threatening. He was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo for treatment.
8. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 11/16/15: A man, 41, shot himself in the thigh at about 11:30 PM Nov. 16th on the 300 block of Ellis Street. Witnesses saw the victim on the fourth floor of the building, heard a gunshot, then saw the victim on floor but could not provide a description of a suspect, according to police. Further investigation revealed that the gunshot was self-inflicted, and the victim was arrested on outstanding warrants and additional gun-related charges.
9. LAS LOMAS, CA, 11/16/15: 10:43 AM NMC REPORTED A VICTIM OF A GUN SHOT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE RESULTING IN A NON LIFE THREATENING INJURY.
10. BATH, ME, 11/16/15: Maine State Police say the man who accidentally shot a 22-year-old woman in the head Monday afternoon in Bath was the woman’s boyfriend. Chelsea Jones of Thomaston remains at Maine Medical Center in Portland following the shooting at the Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot Monday. Her boyfriend, Dylan Grubbs, 23, of Thomaston, has been cooperating with the investigation, a state police statement said. Grubbs had driven to the parking lot in a sport utility vehicle to meet a person interested in buying the pistol. Jones was sitting in the front seat when the gun went off, police said. The prospective buyer witnessed the shooting but was not identified by police. The gun has been taken to the state police crime lab in Augusta for analysis. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.UPDATE: A 22-year-old Thomaston woman who was shot in the head during an attempted gun sale in a supermarket parking lot has died from her injuries. Chelsea Jones was shot accidentally by her boyfriend, Dylan Grubbs, 23, of Thomaston, while Grubbs was showing a handgun he hoped to sell to a prospective buyer in the Shaw's parking lot in Bath Nov. 16, when the gun went off, according to Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland.
11. HARRISON, TN, 11/16/15: A Harrison man is in stable condition, following an accidental shooting Monday. It happened on Waconda Point Road. A spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the man, who has not been identified, accidentally shot himself. The wound is believed to be non life-threatening. CPD's criminal investigation unit is now on the scene for a follow up, which is standard procedure for all shootings. MORE: Hamilton County were sent to a home on Waconda Point Road in Harrison Monday night for an accidental shooting. But when the investigator wrote it all up, the story evolved into a bungled burglary and murder plot. 20 year old Thomas Claxton lived in his dad's basement, but he told police that his father was kicking him out if he didn't get a job or go to college. So Claxton told officers that he had been plotting with friends to break into the home and kill his father in the process. He gave them the access codes to the home and a gun safe. During the robbery, things were taken, but the father was not harmed. However, one of Claxton's friends did get shot during the break-in. His wounds were not life threatening. Now Claxton faces charges of Solicitation to Commit 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Burglary & Theft of Property.
12. COLUMBUS, OH, 11/16/15: A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized after shooting himself in the leg late Monday night. It happened around midnight  at a home on Benfield Avenue in Columbus, when the boy went into his grandparents’ safe and took out a loaded gun. Investigators say he was playing with the gun and shot himself in the thigh. He is expected to recover. It is unlikely that that charges will be filed, according to police.
13. MILLERSBURG, OR, 11/16/15: Roberta B. Samard, 62, of Millersburg, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the Monday morning death of her husband, according to Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley.
    Riley said Kenneth Arlen Samard, 57, died after being shot in the neck with a handgun of unknown caliber. According to Riley, Roberta Samard called the 9-1-1 Dispatch Center about 6:10 AM to report the incident at the home she shared with her husband at 2525 Millersburg Drive N.E. Deputies and detectives spent the day interviewing Samard, who was cooperative, Riley said. They also obtained a search warrant for the home. They learned that Roberta Samard has recently been dealing with depression issues. Her husband left for work about 6 AM and Riley said it’s unclear whether he got to his pickup or actually drove down the shared driveway of the property before returning to the home. “He went to the sliding glass door on the back patio and found his wife had gotten a handgun and was contemplating suicide,” Riley said. “When he confronted her, she started to point the gun at herself and it went off, striking her husband in the neck.” Riley said Samard then called 9-1-1. Kenneth Samard was pronounced dead at the scene. Samard was arrested, charged and lodged at the Linn County Jail. An autopsy will take place Tuesday morning, Riley said. “She has been cooperative all the way through,” Riley said. “Of course, it’s an ongoing investigation, but it is a tragic set of events, very unfortunate.” Riley said no one else was in the home at the time of the incident.
14. TACOMA, WA, 11/16/15: It was not the smoothest break-in. Jordan Bailey allegedly broke into a Tacoma house and was surprised to find one of the three men who lived there asleep in a bedroom. Bailey, 22, took a gun he found in the home and pointed it at the victim, who woke up. The victim later described Bailey as “wild and crazy,” according to court documents. Bailey then rummaged through the house, setting an iPad, laptop and other electronics by the front door so he could more easily haul them to his car. “While in a bedroom, the suspect suddenly discharges the firearm and it appears to have struck the suspect in the leg,” records show. Bailey loaded the stolen items into his vehicle and tried to leave but his car – which had duct tape covering the license plate number - wouldn’t start. He then allegedly threatened to shoot the victim if he didn’t help Bailey push the car and get it moving. The victim reported the incident to police, who eventually linked the crime to Bailey. The break-in happened Nov. 16; he was arrested Tuesday. Bailey told varying counts of what happened to police before admitting he accidentally shot himself. On Wednesday, prosecutors charged him with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping and theft of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $500,000 bail.
15. PORTLAND, IN, 11/17/15: A 15-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his friend while they were hunting deer in Jay County. Indiana Conservation Officers responded to the scene in the 1600 block of N 600 E in Portland, Ind. just after 4:30 PM Tuesday. When they arrived, they found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Authorities said the two teenagers were hunting together and decided to split up in the woods. They say a deer jumped up and ran in between the two hunters. The 16 year old took a shot at the running deer, accidentally striking the victim in the left leg near his knee. The boy was taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne with non life-threatening injuries. Officers say both hunters were properly licensed and completed hunter education.
16. BENTON, AR, 11/17/15: The family of a 2-year-old Benton boy is asking for prayers Tuesday night, including his uncle, Doyle David Ashley. "It's a shock. It's not a good feeling. Nobody likes to hear of a kid being killed by a gun. It's not right," Ashley said. He told Channel 7 the toddler accidentally shot himself with a pistol. "It's hard to believe, you know," Ashley said. According to Benton police, the toddler was taken to an area hospital, before dying later at a Little Rock hospital. Ashley got the news about his nephew about 4 PM. "He was a fun little 2-year-old," Ashley said. He also described the boy as playful with a love for the outdoors and his family, but he was especially close with his dad. "Like any 2-year-old, they're fun. You get a lot of laughs out of them and everything else," Ashley said. Now all they have left are memories and pictures, and they want this to be a reminder to all parents to be mindful of where their handguns are kept. "It's your responsibility to keep that gun out of the reach of that child," Ashley said. MORE: The parents of a Benton 2-year-old who died in an accidental shooting earlier this month have been charged in connection with his death. Phillip Ashley, 27, and Tabitha Ashley, 23, face charges of manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a minor (1st degree) following police's investigation in to the self-inflicted shooting death of their 2-year-old son on November 17. The Benton Police Department says they are still investigating and there could be additional charges.
17. LITTLE ROCK, AR, 11/18/15: The aunt of the 6-year-old who died in an accidental shooting on Lamar Street Wednesday afternoon has been charged. At around 4:15 PM, the Little Rock Police Department responded to a shooting off the 3400 block of Lamar Street. Upon arrival, police discovered a 6-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. He was immediately transported to Children's Hospital, where at around 6:15 he was pronounced dead. LPRD reports state that the child was waiting in a vehicle by himself until his aunt Kenya Brevard and her daughter were to return from a nearby residence. When Brevard was walking back to the vehicle, she saw the 6-year-old lying down in the backseat. "She came out in the yard and she was screaming for help like 'help'. Then she just fell out in the yard, in the bushes. Then the neighbors came over trying to help her up," said Jamarion Humphrey, neighbor. Brevard stated that she had not seen or heard anyone around prior to her returning to the vehicle. A gun was also found at the scene. After further investigation, police ruled the death as accidental. Kenya Brevard was charged on Wednesday night with Manslaughter.The LRPD made this tweet following the incident: Let's be responsible gun owners and keep all guns out of the reach of children.We must do our part to prevent horrible accidents. #GunSafety "They are going to be able to pull a trigger. It doesn't take much to pull a trigger on a hand gun," said Lt. Steve McClanahan with LRPD. MORE: KARK, quoting family friends, identified the child who was killed as Eron Burks.
18. SANDUSKY CO., OH, 11/18/15: A 37-year old Fremont man went to ProMedica Memorial hospital for treatment after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg. The man went to a Toledo hospital according to Fremont Police report. Fremont Police report says an officer went to the emergency room and discovered that the incident occurred in Sandusky County. Sandusky County Sheriff deputies continue to investigate.
19. MOUNTAIN VIEW, NC, 11/18/15: A Newton man is in critical, but stable condition after accidentally shooting himself Wednesday, officials said. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid said officers were dispatched to a private shooting range in Mountain View at about 4:15 PM Wednesday in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Joshua Ray Camp, 19, of Newton, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Camp was then flown to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. As of 10:30 AM Thursday, Reid said Camp is in critical, but stable condition. Witnesses told police that Camp grabbed his AR-15 by the barrel and pulled it out of his car when he got to the range. While Camp was pulling the gun out of the car, it fired a shot. Reid said under no circumstances should a gun ever be grabbed by the barrel or pointed at a person’s chest. “You need to treat all weapons as if they’re loaded,” Reid said. 
20. ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 11/18/15: Albuquerque police are searching for a suspect after a frightening armed robbery at a Northeast Heights cellphone store. Employees at a Sprint Store in the 2500 block of Juan Tabo Boulevard said two men held up the store on Wednesday. A worker said the men brandished guns, and led him and another worker to a back room. "Total disbelief, total shock," said store manager Nicolas Garcia. "I wasn't expecting anything like that. It definitely caught us off guard." While the robbers hogtied the victims, a gun went off and the bullet hit a robber in the leg, according to the worker. "They acted as customers (at first)," Garcia said. Store employees said the robbers quickly fled, taking with them about $10,000 worth of cash, merchandise and personal belongings. Garcia then broke the zip tie, locked the door and called police. Police were able to quickly capture the injured suspect, who was hospitalized. They're still looking for the second, a tall, dark-skinned man in his 30s. He was wearing a blue shirt, black jeans and reading glasses. Police believe the second suspect could be armed. Shortly after the robbery, police locked down nearby Tomasita Elementary and Kennedy Middle schools. The lockdowns were quickly lifted. "We're just happy that we're OK," said Garcia.
21. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 11/18/15: A man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Colorado Springs apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to police. Police said around 11:40 AM, they were called to the laundry room of an apartment complex on Hancock Expressway to investigate a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 62-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left thigh. The man was hospitalized for the wound, which is not life-threatening. Police determined the man accidentally shot himself. As of Thursday morning, he is in stable condition at the hospital.
22. DOWNEY, CA, 11/18/15: Downey Police have arrested three suspects in the murder of Officer Ricardo Galvez. Officer Galvez was sitting in car outside the police station Wednesday night when he was shot and killed. Downey Police have arrested three suspects in the murder of Officer Ricardo Galvez. Officer Galvez was sitting in car outside the police station Wednesday night when he was shot and killed. Police believe the shooting was a robbery gone wrong. Downey Police held a press conference this morning to announce the arrests. “We believe this was a botched robbery attempt,” said Lt. John Corina. “They were attempting to rob Officer Galvez, not realizing that that he was a police officer or realizing that they were in the parking lot of the police station when they accidentally shot him and fled.” Corina said the suspects were two adults in their early 20s and one 17-year-old juvenile. Corina believes the crime was one of opportunity, not a targeted attack on police. Galvez was in plain clothes. His unmarked personal car was in the public parking lot adjacent to the police station. While Corina describes the crime as a “botched robbery” though he says nothing was taken. Nearby police officers heard the gunshot and chased the suspect’s vehicle to Montabello, where the suspects “bailed out of the car.” The driver was caught “almost immediately,” according to Corina. The other two suspects were arrested at a house after a search warrant was served. The police are charging the suspects with murder. No additional suspects are being sought.
23. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 11/19/15: IMPD says a person was shot on the city’s near west side early Thursday morning. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of South Holmes Avenue around 12:30 AM, on reports of a person shot. Dispatch confirmed the person was awake and breathing and did not suffer life threatening injuries. Officers on scene say the shooting appears to be an accidental shooting between family members and does not seem malicious. The investigation is ongoing.
24. ST. ALBANS, WV, 11/19/15: A man was taken to the hospital after police said he was accidentally shot by his coworker in the hand, and a fragment of the bullet hit his face. The man was shot by accident with a rifle being stored in a pawn shop inside the same building as the Parkway Flea Market, St. Albans Police Capt. Jim Agee said.  It happened about 9:30 AM Thursday. Agee said the Winchester Model 70, .270 caliber rifle, had three rounds in it and was in the process of being put away when it was fired accidentally by a coworker. The man was shot in the hand and a fragment of the bullet hit his face, Agee said. His injuries are serious, but non-life threatening.
25. BOHANNON, VA, 11/19/15: Officials with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries have confirmed that a 13-year-old boy from Mathews County died from a hunting accident Thursday evening. Officials say that the victim was accidentally shot with a shotgun by a 17-year-old boy while the two were hunting on private property in the Long Lane and Myrtle Grove Avenue area of Bohannon. According to department officials, the victim was in front of the shooter, and had knelt-down as he attempted to a shoot a deer. As the shooter was also attempting to shoot at the same deer, the victim stood up and came into the line of fire. The 17-year-old boy called 9-11 immediately ran to the nearest house and called 911. Officials have not said if the 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene or if he died at the hospital. There were no adults with the two juveniles, but officials believe that the two were near one of the boys’ homes. Deer hunting season had just begun last weekend, and the two juveniles would be legally allowed to hunt if they were on their parent’s property. Officers are back on the scene today investigating the incident.
26. LEWIS CO., WA, 11/19/15: A man deer hunting just outside the Centralia city limits was arrested yesterday after one of several rounds he fired burst through the window of a house, traveling through a bookcase, a wall and across a hallway, lodging inside a closet where it shattered a six-pack of prune juice. A couple in their mid-70s who were home at the time were unhurt. Deputies were called about 7:40 AM by the residents who indicated a bullet had just been fired into their house, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. They contacted 62-year-old Royce R. Larson who said he was hunting, had killed a deer but did not realize there was a home there, according to the sheriff’s office. The incident happened at the 100 block of Summerside Drive, near the northwest edge of town. “Yeah, scary stuff,” Lewis County sheriff’s Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. “That’s why one of the foremost safety rules is be aware of what your target is and what’s beyond.” Larson was issued a citation for reckless endangerment, his rifle was seized and and then he was released, according to Breen. It’s something that’s happened a handful of times in his time with the sheriff’s office, Breen said. Later in the day, it happened again in central Lewis County.
27. LEWIS CO., WA, 11/19/15: A 52-year-old woman inadvertently shot through a bathroom window striking a refrigerator in a Mossyrock area kitchen. Deputies were called at about 4:30 PM to the 100 block of Bear Ridge Road near the western edge of Riffe Lake after a 55-year-old found the damage, according to the sheriff’s office. It was inside an apartment he’d built in a shop building, according to Breen. Karen L. McDougall was contacted and said she’d been trying to shoot a deer. In speaking with her, it became clear she was the one who fired rounds in the direction of the victim’s property, but did not realize she was putting persons or property at risk, Breen said. The Mossyrock woman too was arrested for reckless endangerment, issued her citation and a date for court and then released, according to Breen. Her firearm was also confiscated. There wasn’t anything else illegal about what the two had done, according to Breen. It’s Lewis County, you’ve got rural areas, he said. “Both seemed like normal good citizens, who just exercised bad judgement,” he said. “That’s why they weren’t booked.”
28. BELLVUE, WA, 11/19/15: Maimed by a gun malfunction: The victim was shooting at Wade’s when his gun malfunctioned. While trying to clear the malfunction, the victim shot himself in the hand. It was a grazing wound so nobody caught the accidental shooting until he reported it at Overlake Hospital during treatment.
29. LUBBOCK CO., TX, 11/19/15: Lubbock County Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS responded to the ERCA emergency room at 82nd Street and Slide Road just after 5:00 PM Thursday for the report of a 2-year-old boy who had been shot. Because the shooting happened in Lubbock County, the sheriff’s office was taking the lead in the investigation. The child was brought to ERCA in a private vehicle. The child was transferred by EMS from the ERCA to University Medical Center. EverythingLubbock.com initially reported that the child was shot more than once. However, it was a single gunshot that resulted in multiple wounds. Lt. Bryan Taylor said the the bullet went through an arm, abdomen, and side. Taylor said investigators believed the child came in contact with a loaded gun at home in Southern Lubbock County. The shooting was investigated as accidental. But, Taylor said it is standard procedure for the case to be presented to the Criminal District attorney for review. Taylor described the injuries as "non life-threatening." Names of those involved were not released.
30. PORT ST. LUCIE, FL, 11/19/15: The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man said he accidentally shot and killed his fiancée Thursday. Just before midnight, deputies responded to a call at 7160 Maidstone Dr. The caller stated that he accidentally shot his fiancée, said Sheriff Ken Mascara. The victim, identified as Glenda Ruth Gregory, 47, was transported to Tradition Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Her finance, Philip Nisa, Jr., 52, was at the scene when deputies arrived.  The sheriff’s office said Nisa is cooperating with deputies and detectives. Mascara said an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting are underway.
31. NEW ORLEANS, LA, 11/19/15: The victim in a late Thursday morning (Nov. 19) shooting in eastern New Orleans could face criminal charges after police say they learned he accidentally shot himself. The 19-year-old man was playing with a loaded gun when he shot himself in the leg, New Orleans Police said Thursday night after interviewing the victim a second time. Police are now investigating the incident as a negligent injury, according to an NOPD news release. The shooting occurred shortly before noon in the 4700 block of Schindler Drive.
32. PLAQUEMINE, LA, 11/19/15: Around 9:30 Thursday night, Iberville Sheriff's deputies went out to a home on Stassi Rd. responding to a call for shots fired. When they arrived, they found a 15-year-old boy, who had been shot once in the head and died. "There was some alcohol involved earlier that evening, horse play and next thing you know, gun was pulled out. He did not realize they had one in the chamber and during the horse play with the gun, the shot was fired and struck his young, 15-yr-old in the face area," said Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi. The boy's cousin, Shawn Griffin, 23, of Plaquemine has been arrested for the killing. Sheriff Stassi said it's an unfortunate shooting because Griffin was playing around with the gun and thought it was empty, accidentally shooting and killing his own cousin. He's now charged with negligent homicide. "This is not like a hunting accident out in the woods where we might wait for the grand jury to come back. In this particular case, because you know you have a gun, you know you're pointing it at an individual, that's why he was charged with negligent homicide in this case," said Sheriff Stassi. People in the community said Griffin is an Iraq war veteran and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. They add it's just an unfortunate situation and one that's left a family mourning not only over the victim, but also for the alleged shooter. Griffin has a $10,000 bond set.
33. OVERLAND PARK, KS, 11/20/15: An individual may have accidentally shot and killed another person, according to preliminary investigation results from the Overland Park Police Department. Police reported to the scene of a shooting call at 11:45 PM Friday on the 8900 block of Reeder. After arriving, officers discovered the body of a deceased individual. An investigation into the shooting is on-going. Police say everyone on the scene cooperated with law enforcement. MORE: The victim of an apparent accidental shooting in Overland Park on Friday was identified Monday as Jacob Ruis. Ruis, 23, of Overland Park, was fatally shot late Friday night inside an apartment in the 8900 block of Reeder Street, according to Overland Park police.
34. SIKESTON, MO, 11/20/15: A Sikeston man was injured after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Friday. According to Sikeston Department of Public [Safety], at 9:30 AM Friday, officers received a report of a man with a gunshot wound. The man, who had come to emergency room at Missouri Delta Medical Center, initially told officers he'd been shot in a drive-by shooting at the 300 block of East Gladys Street. Upon further investigation, the man reportedly told officers he was showing his .22-caliber gun to a friend at the 300 block of East Gladys. He didn't have the safety of the gun on and accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to DPS.
35. SAVANNAH, GA, 11/20/15: Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives have determined that a Friday afternoon shooting on the 1300 of East 54th Street was accidental. At about 12:46 PM Metro responded to the scene finding Rakeem Scott, 20, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives believe Scott had a gun in his possession while playing basketball with friends. He fell during the game, causing the gun to discharge.
36. REDLANDS, CA, 11/20/15: A 43-year-old El Monte resident was identified Sunday, Nov. 22, as the woman killed by a stray bullet Friday in Redlands as she was trying to raise money for the family of another homicide victim. Severa Santos-Velasco was "a completely innocent bystander" who was "just in the wrong place at the wrong time" when a domestic dispute broke out at an apartment complex on Oxford Drive, said Redlands police Lt. Travis Martinez. Santos-Velasco was handing out fliers in an alley between Oxford and Lombard drives, south of East Brockton Avenue, to help the family of Rafael Templos Arce, who lived nearby and was beaten to death in an Oct. 23 assault. Martinez said only that Santos-Velasco was an associate of Arce's family. About 12:30 PM, a man involved in the dispute opened fire at another man. Although Santos-Velasco was on a different property across a fence from the apartment complex, she was one of two people shot. She was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, and pronounced dead in the emergency room at 1:20 PM, the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office said. The intended victim of the shooting, a 28-year-old man whose name hasn't been released, also was taken to a hospital, police said. Police did not disclose the extent of his injuries. Investigators identified the shooting suspect as 55-year-old Prentice Tonell Grant. They tracked him to a home in San Bernardino and arrested him Friday evening as he tried to drive away from a house there, police said in a news release. Carol Starr, a 10-year resident of the Redlands area where the Friday shooting occurred, said that her side of Oxford Drive seems somewhat insulated from the problems in the rest of north Redlands, crime has increased in the area over the past year or so. “I can’t go out and about beyond my street because I don’t feel safe,” she said. In 2011, she noted, four teenage boys were shot nearby in Redlands; two died and two were wounded. Three men were convicted in the shootings.
37. ARKWRIGHT, NY, 11/21/15: A deer hunter was accidentally shot in the leg by a friend during on the opening day deer hunting Saturday morning in the Chautauqua County Town of Arkwright. The man’s injury was not life-threatening, said Trooper James O’Callaghan, State Police public information officer. The incident occurred about 8:20 AM. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. His name and condition were not disclosed.
38. CLEVELAND, OH, 11/21/15: Cleveland police are investigating two Saturday morning shootings that left two people wounded. The second shooting happened at 3 AM near East 74th Street and Superior Avenue, where the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood intersects with Hough. A 27-year-old man told police his cousin accidentally shot him in the leg while playing with a handgun. The victim would not identify his cousin. Emergency responders took the man to MetroHealth for treatment. Both shootings remain under investigation.
39. HIDALGO, TX, 11/21/15: Hidalgo police Chief Rudy Espinoza accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday. Hidalgo Mayor Martin Cepeda said Espinoza dropped his service weapon and accidentally shot himself. The accident apparently happened at Espinoza's home. "Apparently he dropped his service weapon and it went off. And he got shot in the leg," Cepeda said. Cepeda said Hidalgo City Manager Julian Gonzalez called him at about 5:45 PM and told him about the accident. Gonzalez could not immediately comment and said he was on his way to the hospital to see Espinoza. Hidalgo City Manager Julian Gonzalez said he expects Espinoza to return to work next week. "I just finished visiting with him and he's doing fine," Gonzalez said. "It was just one of those freak accidents."
40. ATASCOCITA, TX, 11/21/15: A 16-year-old is in extremely critical condition after he was shot in the head by a friend. Deputies say the other teen thought the gun was unloaded and pulled the trigger as a joke. When he realized what happened, the teen shooter ran from the scene."Initially, deputies were told he accidentally shot himself," said Sgt. Ben Beall of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. "Later reports determined that he was shot by another 16-year-old male." Deputies are now looking for that teen who ran away. The shooting happened in the 18800 block of Yaupon Trail around 3 PM Saturday. Investigators say there were at least six teens inside the home with no adult present. Deputies say both the vicitm and suspect are students at Atascocita High School. Their names were not immediately released. When word of the shooting spread, family members of the teens who were inside the home began to show up to the scene. "My niece called me frantically to come get her," said Christine Hoff. "I just think the boy that did it should come forward and fess up." Investigators say the teen suspect will face criminal charges even though it appears he didn't mean to shoot the victim. UPDATE:Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a 16 year-old boy who was shot at a home in the Atascocita area on Saturday. The shooting victim, whose identify is not being released, was transported by a medical helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he died, said Ryan Sullivan, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Investigators are questioning a 14 year-old boy who was at the home in the 18800 block of Yaupon Trail where the weapon discharged around 5 PM Saturday. "Originally (the call) dropped as an accidental discharge, but I don't have any of the details," Sullivan said. "My understanding is there were other teens present, but it's undetermined how many or who. It was not a house party situation."
41. GOODLETTSVILLE, TN, 11/21/15: Goodlettsville police have determined that a 5-year-old boy who died over the weekend was shot by an older sibling. It happened at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Moss Trail around 5:30 PM Saturday. Police said their investigation revealed the children’s parents were at home at the time of the shooting. Prior to the shooting, the dad had been watching television with the two children and was playing with the family’s cat with a laser mounted onto a gun. Police said the man later went into the kitchen and forgot to put the firearm out of the children’s reach. The older child picked up the gun in an effort to get the cat to chase the laser. Police said the child was unfamiliar with how the laser worked and instead pulled the gun’s trigger, firing one shot. The 5-year-old victim was struck and killed. The father stated he kept a weapon nearby for protection. The Davidson County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case and will determine if the father will face any charges.
42. DUNLAP, TN, 11/21/15: The Sequatchie County Sheriffs Office is investigating a weekend shooting that seriously injured a teen on Smith Mountain Saturday. The 17-year-old was sitting in a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked in the woods near Blue Sewanee and Smith Mountain Road when he was shot in the back. The spot is said to be a popular hang-out spot for teens. Sequatchie County Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock says the teen is in intensive care at Erlanger. Investigators are trying to find out where the bullet came from, but one possible answer is it could be a stray bullet that may be hunting-related or even an accidental shooting. The shooting happened around noon in broad daylight. Tonight deputies want to know who pulled the trigger and why. Sequatchie County Deputies have few leads. "Well that's kind of concerning for me very concerning," said neighbor Thomas Miller. Neighbors tell Channel 3, this place is a popular hang out spot among teens. "Over the years they've come up here in 4 wheelers...there is a lot of 4 wheelers up there and a lot of traffic during hunting season," said Miller. The boy is in a Chattanooga ICU, detectives hope he can give them the missing piece of information. "You just can't get out here and shoot anywhere you want,  there are quite a few people that live here," said Miller. This small town does what small towns do-- they help each other. "I have 2 sons and 1 daughter and my son got injured in the Marine Corps he is 100 percent disabled now. I know how I would feel if it was one of my sons laying up there in ICU right now, not knowing what is going to happen," said Miller. "We'll pray for them."
43. DRIFTING, PA, 11/21/15: A hunter was flown to the hospital after accidentally shooting themself in the woods Saturday afternoon. Crews were first called out to the woods along Route 53 in Drifting just before four o'clock in the afternoon. According to dispatch, the person was shot in the leg. Crews did have a hard time getting to that person, they were about six miles into the forest off the road. They were life flighted to the hospital around 5:30 PM. No word tonight on their condition.
44. EAST PENN TOWNSHIP, PA, 11/21/15: State police in Carbon County said a 24-year-old Lehighton man was injured by gunfire early Saturday morning, although his injuries are not life threatening. Police said the accidental discharge happened around 12:55 AM in the Stoneybrook Campground in East Penn Township, according to the news release. Authorities did not identify the victim nor the man with the gun, although they said he is 42 and from Lehighton. Police said the 42-year-old man "accidentally discharged" a .40-caliber handgun inside a mobile trailer, hitting the victim in the right leg. The victim was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital-Fountain Hill and is expected to recover from his injury, police said.
45. RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP, PA, 11/21/15: State police received a report about an accidental shooting Saturday on Grant Road in Ridgway Township. Further, a 58-year-old Ridgway man was attempting to leave his residence to go bear hunting and manipulating a firearm inside his vehicle. While doing so, it caused the firearm to discharge and strike the male in his foot. State police are continuing their investigation of the incident.
46. CHESTERFIELD CO.,  VA, 11/21/15: Adkins Road – An unidentified victim was accidentally shot while riding in a vehicle with acquaintances in the 700 block around 2:30 PM on Nov. 21.
47. MINONG, WI, 11/21/15: A Washburn County man is dead after being shot in the chest early Saturday morning.  No criminal activity is suspected. Forty-five-year-old Charles Lester Kroeze was shot in his Town of Minong garage. The Wisconsin State Patrol and the Minong Ambulance responded to the scene. Charles Kroeze was transported to the Spooner Hospital where an air ambulance was waiting, but Kroeze died while en route to the hospital. Investigators say the gunshot wound was from a .357 caliber revolver. The Washburn County Sheriff's Office says it was first believed to be a hunting accident, however preliminary investigation revealed it was not a hunting accident. The incident still remains under investigation. Sheriff Terry Dryden said his office does not believe a criminal act was committed.
48. LEXINGTON, KY, 11/21/15: A mother and her children were left shaken up after a bullet came through their apartment ceiling Saturday morning. Police say it happened at the Westminster Village apartment complex on Versailles Road in Lexington. It's still unclear how, but police say a gun was fired inside a second story unit of the complex. Upon investigating, police discovered that the bullet went through the floor and entered the unit below. Police say a mother and her children live in the unit and where home at the time, but luckily, nobody was injured. At this time, police are investigating if the shot was accidental or intentional. They say no arrests have been made
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