Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Better laws on gun control could reduce the number of shootings - GunFail





Central Texas teen killed by relative in accidental shooting
Police in Central Texas say a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed by a family member in an accidental shooting as she played a video game. Hillsboro police say Jayla Riggs was shot in the head Dec. 30 at her home and was taken to a hospital where she died. Authorities say a 17-year-old relative told ...


Father charged in toddler's accidental shooting
... Wyoming County Sheriff's Office has charged a father in the town of Bennington with Endangering the Welfare of a Child after the sheriff's office says his son accidentally shot himself. Matthew Howell, 42, is facing the charge after what Sheriff Gregory Rudolph calls a "completely preventable" accident.


Accidental shooting reported in Jurupa Valley
A man was hospitalized Thursday, Jan. 4, after being accidentally shot in Jurupa Valley, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said. “Around 5:12 p.m., officers received a report of an accidental discharge of a weapon within the 4800 block of Crestmore in the city of Jurupa Valley,” the Sheriff's ...


Sheriff: Witness changes story, admits accidentally shooting and killing Portland man
Then an attorney representing Adams, 23, approached investigators in early December with new information. "Adams wished to come forward to report that it was he who had accidentally shot Cereceres," the sheriff's office said. Investigators reopened the case, taking into account what Adams now said ...


Police: Roseburg man killed friend while live-streaming, charged with manslaughter
17, police responded to the scene of a shooting, where 23-year-old John Walker Adams, of Roseburg, told police his friend Josman Cereceres, 23, of Portland, had accidentally shot himself in the head with a handgun. Adams said Cereceres had removed the magazine and that the pistol had been ...


Police: Dover-area man shoots self in New Year's Eve mishap
31, for an accidental shooting. Once there, officers found Cataldi lying on his living-room couch, holding a washcloth to his calf, documents state. There wasn't much bleeding, police said, but Cataldi smelled strongly of alcohol, was slurring his words and admitted drinking eight or nine beers, charging ...


Pregnant woman shot delivers baby; suspect turns self in
Sheriff David Grice says Causey, who was eight months pregnant, was shot in the chest and delivered her baby via cesarean section. Her father, Christopher Teal, told WGHP-TV that mother and child are in stable condition but both are experiencing medical problems. Authorities said in local news ...



4 people found shot dead in Los Angeles County home
Los Angeles County homicide detectives are investigating after four people were found shot dead in a home early this morning, authorities said. The victims -- a man, two women and a boy -- were found around 7 a.m. in Santa Clarita, which is about 35 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, the Los ...

Man shot, killed over parking spot in central Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are investigating after a man was shot dead during a dispute over a parking space on the 6200 block of Ilanos Lane near Lake Mead and Jones boulevards. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal). By Mike Shoro Las Vegas Review-Journal. January 4, 2018 - 11:00 pm. Updated ...



Hillsboro Teen Killed by Relative in Accidental Shooting
Police in Hillsboro say a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed by a family member in an accidental shootingas she played a video game. Hillsboro police say Jayla Riggs was shot in the head Dec. 30 at her home and was taken to a hospital where she died. Authorities say a 17-year-old relative told ...


Accidental shooting of officer reported in Calvert
Huntingtown, Md- At approximately 11:47 a.m., the Calvert County Emergency Communications Center was advised of an officer involved shooting in the 5700 block of Stephen Reid Road. It was reported that the officer was removing his gun from it's holster, when the gun went off, and shot the officer in ...


Boy accidentally shot by friend in Daytona Beach, deputies say
A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot by a 12-year-old friend Saturday near Daytona Beach, Volusia County deputies said. Amarion McDuffie ... Amarion was at a friend's house in the 1200 block of Leon Lane when the friend shot him with the friend's mother's gun, investigators said. The mother, Amy ...

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