United States
Texas Target Shooter Kills 7yr-old Neighbour on Trampoline, Gets 8 Years
Associated Press
4 July 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Central Texas man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of his 7-year-old neighbor has received an eight-year prison sentence. Jose Barrera Espitia told investigators that he was target shooting in the backyard of his rural Hays County home in April 2007 when he accidentally hit and killed the boy, who was jumping on a trampoline. Espitia said he did not see Daniel Galicia jumping... ( gunpolicy.org )
France
French Soldier Used Wrong Ammunition, Fired Into Crowd, Injured 17
Times (UK)
1 July 2008
PARIS -- A French paratrooper who fired his assault rifle into a crowd of spectators during a hostage-freeing exercise will face charges of grave negligence, prosecutors said yesterday. A three-year-old boy and his parents were among the 15 civilians and two military personnel who were wounded in the shooting, which took place during an open day at the 3rd Marine Parachutist Regiment barracks on Sunday afternoon. The boy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Fired 'Several Hundred Feet Away' Killed Connecticut Woman
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) / AP
30 June 2008
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut -- New Haven officials say a woman has died after she was apparently hit by a stray bullet from nearby gunfire. Police say the fatal shooting Sunday apparently happened during an exchange of gunfire in the area of Winthrop and Derby Avenues. One of the shots hit the woman in the chest outside a home. A city hall spokeswoman says police believe the fatal bullet was fired from "several hundred feet... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills 15yr-old New York Boy, Walking With Friend in Harlem
New York Times
30 June 2008
A 15-year-old boy was killed early Sunday by what appeared to be a stray bullet while walking with a friend in Harlem, the police said. Nathan Allsbrook may not have been the intended target, the authorities said. The boy, Nathan Allsbrook, was shot about 2:30 a.m. at the corner of 127th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, near a deserted site where an apartment building was under construction, the police said. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stroke Victim Relaxing Outside Cleveland Home is Killed by Stray Bullet
Associated Press
29 June 2008
CLEVELAND -- A stroke victim who had gone outside in his wheelchair to get some fresh air at the urging of relatives was struck and killed by a drug dealer's stray bullet, police said. Two men were arrested Saturday after one of them turned himself in and provided information about the shooting the night before. The men, 26 and 27, have not been formally charged in the death of Daniel Lewis. "It's a tragedy, a man minding... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Against Backdrop of US Gun Ruling, Another Young Victim is Buried
Washington Post
28 June 2008
Walter Robinson was buried yesterday, a week after he died and a day after the Supreme Court ruled that the District's gun ban is unconstitutional. He was 16, and he was shot in the head June 20 in Ward 8, a part of the city where far too many boys have died before reaching adulthood. A student at Ballou High School, he was killed in an apparent accident. The suspect is a 14-year-old friend who appeared yesterday in juvenile court,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Celebratory Shooting, Stray Bullet Injury Require Urgent Action - Turkish MP
Today's Zaman (Istanbul)
27 June 2008
ANKARA -- A member of Parliament's Human Rights Commission has recommended that a parliamentary commission should be set up to address the problem of deaths and injuries caused by stray bullets fired into the air in celebration, a common problem in much of Turkey. Speaking to Today's Zaman, Democratic Society Party (DTP) Diyarbakir deputy Akin Birdal stressed that a cultural and social transformation was needed to prevent deaths... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
35,000 Illegal Guns Said to Be in Sri Lanka, Most Held by Young People
Nation (Colombo)
22 June 2008
Nearly 35,000 illegal firearms are in circulation in Sri Lanka, disclosed South Asian Small Arms Network (Sri Lanka) (SASA Net) Chairman Kingsley Rodrigo, recently said. The situation, Rodrigo pointed out, was exacerbating the prevailing insecurity in the country. He added that majority of those who hold the illegal firearms were the youth. "Around 15,000 weapons had been given to politicians and their supporters during... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Turks Wound At Least 23, Firing Guns in Air to Celebrate Soccer Win
International Herald Tribune / AP
21 June 2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 23 people across Turkey were wounded by stray bullets following the firing of shots across the country to celebrate the win over Croatia in the European Championship quarterfinals. Governor Muammer Guler said Saturday that 11 people were accidentally shot in Istanbul, the country's largest city where all night festivities were the wildest. Twelve other people, including a 10-year-old girl and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea
Police 'Check' Gun, Bullet Pierces Courtroom Wall in Papua New Guinea
TVNZ News / AAP
20 June 2008
A Papua New Guinea court saw more evidence than it wanted when a handgun exhibit was accidentally fired, leaving a bullet hole in a courtroom wall. Police are now under investigation after the confiscated gun went off in Port Moresby District Court, in PNG's capital, on Thursday. The gun had been taken from senior public servant Anton Semoko, who was in court at the time to answer a charge of unlawfully possessing the weapon.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Stray Bullet from Police Rifle Kills Boy, Shatters TV in Nigerian Sitting Room
Daily Trust (Abuja)
18 June 2008
MINNA -- A 14 year old boy, Abubakar Onifade was killed in Minna on Monday night by a stray bullet from a police officer while watching television in his father's sitting room. Our correspondent gathered that the stray bullet which went through the door of the sitting room hit the boy, an SS2 student of Hill Top Secondary School Minna on the chest and shattered the television screen. It was also gathered that the tragedy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
15yr-old New York Youth Killed 10yr-old Girl with 'Neighbourhood Gun'
ABC News (USA)
17 June 2008
A teenager is expected to plead not guilty today to charges that he shot and killed a 10-year-old girl with a "community gun" that he allegedly claims was shared by "everyone in the neighborhood." Kathina Thomas was killed late last month after a stray bullet, allegedly fired by 15-year-old Jermayne Timmons, struck her in the back. The crime has shocked the city of Albany and prompted law enforcement to ramp up a crackdown on so-called... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
More US Preschoolers Shot than Police Officers; US Leads in Gun Death
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia), Editorial
15 June 2008
Who dies in greater numbers from firearms, police in the line of duty or preschoolers? The answer -- contained in a searing new report by the Children's Defense Fund -- is surprising and disturbing. In 2005, the most recent year for which data are available, guns killed 69 preschoolers, compared with 53 law enforcement officers. That's just one of the alarming facts in the Washington-based child advocacy group's "Protect... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York Must Not Tolerate 'Absurdly Easy Access to Guns' Among Youth
Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial
12 June 2008
The community that still mourns the death of Kathina Thomas in Albany's West Hill has a new battle to wage. It must act upon the unsettling possibility that not only was a 10-year-old girl murdered by a stray bullet, but one from a stray gun. The battle to prevent another death like this begins in earnest only when the community makes it clear that it won't tolerate the availability of illegal guns, particularly among young people.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
In US Store, 4yr-old Shoots Herself with Grandma's Licensed Purse Gun
Associated Press
10 June 2008
COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- A 4-year-old girl shot herself in the chest Monday after snatching her grandmother's handgun from the woman's purse while riding in a shopping cart at a Sam's Club store, authorities said. A witness, Lueen Homewood, said store workers grabbed first-aid materials off store shelves to help the grandmother as she cradled the wounded child near the store's pharmacy, The (Columbia) State newspaper reported... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pregnant US Woman Hit by Stray Bullet Dies; Boyfriend, Opponent Charged
Associated Press
3 June 2008
A pregnant Philadelphia woman who was struck in the head by a stray bullet has died, and two men -- including her live-in boyfriend -- have been charged. Police say 26-year-old Bobbi Booker was shot in her left temple as her boyfriend exchanged gunfire through a window with another man outside the couple's apartment in the city's Germantown section. The boyfriend, 26-year-old Michael Thomas, and 22-year-old Lamar Johnson... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
7yr-old Florida Girl Finds Loaded Gun, Shoots Mom: 'You Know, It Went Off'
WPTV News (Florida)
31 May 2008
SUBURBAN BOCA RATON, Florida -- It was just last week when Sharda Brijmohan was napping in her bed. She said she never could have imagined that her first grade daughter would find a gun in a nightstand and shoot her. "She probably, I don't know, in her little mind thought it was not loaded and she took it out and you know, it went off," Brijmohan said. Two shots, one in her arm, another in her chest. Her voice... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills 10yr-old Girl in Albany, New York Street: No Suspects
Albany Times-Union (New York)
30 May 2008
ALBANY -- A 10-year-old girl was shot to death about 8:20 p.m. Thursday -- apparently by a stray bullet -- as she played outside in a West Hill neighborhood, city police said. The girl, identified by police as Katina Thomas, was on her bicycle in front of a home in the 400 block of First Street with a young sibling. When the family came outside they found her bleeding on the ground, Police Chief James Tuffey said. She was... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Big Jump in Number of Newcomers Seeking Gun Licence in New Zealand
New Zealand Herald
29 May 2008
Aspiring Asian gun-owners, growing numbers of recreational hunters and the rise of the lifestyle block are being credited for an increase in the number of people seeking gun licences. A memo to police shows the number of first-time applicants for firearms licences almost doubled in six years, from 4654 in 2001 to 8370 last year. Mike Spray of the Mountain Safety Council -- which runs firearms training and lectures for licensees... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Client Fatally Shoots Himself at New York Gun Store and Shooting Range
Journal News (New York)
27 May 2008
PEARL RIVER -- A Rockland man fatally shot himself at a gun range in an apparent suicide, Orangetown police reported yesterday. Sgt. Michael Davin said the man shot himself at the Firing Line gun store and shooting range, at 100 N. Middletown Road, on Sunday afternoon. The man was found dead when emergency personnel arrived, the sergeant said. Davin did not release the man's name or other details about him, saying... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullets from Gun Shop's Firing Range Keep Hitting Connecticut Homes
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
27 May 2008
DURHAM -- Another bullet struck a house on Tri-Mountain Road over the Memorial Day weekend -- the latest in a cluster of recent strikes that has renewed concerns over a long-standing problem and has refocused attention on a nearby Wallingford firing range. The 200-yard firing lane at the Blue Trail Range & Gun Store has been closed since late last week because bullets were periodically whipping through Tri-Mountain State Park, but... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Indiana 5yr-old Killed 4yr-old Sister with Dad's Gun: Dad Faces 50yrs in Jail
Indianapolis Star (Indiana), Editorial
12 May 2008
The tragic case of the Booher family presents the community with questions that all but defy answering. What punishment is appropriate for a man already grieving over the death of his 4-year-old daughter at the hand of his 5-year-old son? What new laws might prevent such incidents to any significant degree, given the countless armed households, the determination of citizens to have defense weapons at the ready, and a plain... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Celebratory Gunfire, Occasional Deaths Inexplicable Feature of Turkish Life
Today's Zaman (Turkey), Column
11 May 2008
I have always been awed by the inability of people around me to celebrate joyful events. Weddings and soccer games that end victoriously are celebrated with guns held aloft, fired incessantly into the air. Someone who is not familiar with the local culture may feel they have fallen into an ambush, just as the foreign guests did at the wedding ceremony of one of my younger family members last year. They gathered around me in bewilderment... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills Man Sitting Beside His RV in a Texas Campground
Courier of Montgomery County (Texas)
9 May 2008
A 58-year-old man was killed by a stray bullet that struck him in the abdominal region as he sat with his wife outside his RV around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday at the KOA Campground on Texas 105 near Montgomery. Det. Dan Zientek with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, who was on scene with other investigators, said the bullet was believed to be a stray that was shot from a wooded area nearby. Montgomery County EMS responded... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Indiana 5yr-old Finds Parents' Pistol on Top of Wardrobe, Kills 4yr-old Sister
Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
4 May 2008
A 5-year-old boy who climbed to the top of a bookcase and found his father's pistol began playing with the weapon and fatally shot his sister today, police said. Officers were dispatched to the 6000 block of Massachusetts Avenue at 10:03 a.m. "They arrived a minute later to find 4-year-old Makayla Booher on the floor of an upstairs bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head," Indianapolis Metro Police spokesman Sgt. Matt... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Paralysed by Stray Bullet, 7yr-old US Girl Accepts Gunman's Apology
Boston Herald
30 April 2008
Five years after a stray bullet severed her spine as she played on her front porch, 7-year-old Kai Leigh Harriott thanked her shooter today for apologizing from behind bars and urging youngsters to learn from his mistakes. "I would tell him thank you for making an apology because you can inspire so many people by telling them, 'Don't do bad things,' " Kai Leigh said after watching Anthony Warren's videotaped apology at a Dorchester... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Wannabe Had Gun 'Arsenal,' Killed Girlfriend in Pistol Safety Lesson
Palm Beach Post (Florida)
28 April 2008
JUPITER -- A man who told police he couldn't believe his pistol fired, killing an 18-year-old woman on Feb. 29, actually had an arsenal of guns scattered throughout his apartment. When police arrived, 26-year-old Thomas Sutton held a Glock 27 in his hand as Brittany Armstrong lay in his living room, dying from a gunshot wound to her head. Just feet away Sutton had a Glock 23 with a tactical light resting on his sofa and a Glock... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Weekend of Gun Violence Kills at Least 7, Wounds Dozens in Chicago
Chicago Tribune
22 April 2008
Weekend gun violence in Chicago that sparked heightened concern from city leaders and the public killed at least seven people and left three dozen wounded, officials reported Monday. The weekend shootings came as warm temperatures in the Chicago area drew many people outdoors. Thirteen of the victims were Chicago Public School students, Mayor Richard Daley said Monday. "One thing we know, it's unacceptable. Whether it's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Negative Publicity Pushes Canadian Gun Clubs Into Realm of Secret Society
CITY-TV News (Toronto)
21 April 2008
TORONTO, Ontario -- The first rule of gun club is, you don't talk about gun club. Ranges that cater to sport shooters are increasingly secretive and an outsider's attempts to gain access to a gun club, such as the one hidden in the rafters at Union Station, are difficult, if not impossible without an invitation from a long-standing member. Media attempts are even more vehemently thwarted, and Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Wife, Police Wonder If Australian Hiker Was Shot, Hidden by Deer Hunter
Age (Melbourne)
20 April 2008
The wife of missing hiker Warren Meyer fears he may have been accidentally shot by a deer hunter in the Yarra Ranges National Park and his death covered up. Zee Meyer said local residents had told her deer hunters were active in the remote bushland where her husband disappeared a month ago and there was evidence shots had been fired in the national park on the Easter weekend when her husband vanished. Alexandra CIU Detective... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Californian Man as Gang Drive-by Sprays Street
Modesto Bee (California)
15 April 2008
A father of four visiting Modesto from Long Beach for the Cambodian new year died after being hit by a stray bullet fired Sunday evening during what police believe was a gang-related fight. Chanthol Ouk was an innocent bystander, Modesto police spokesman Sgt. Craig Gundlach said. Ouk, pronounced "oak," used to live in Modesto but moved to Long Beach 11 years ago, said his friend, Dottie Vath, 37, of Modesto. Ouk often visited... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
10yr-old Ohio Boy Found Parents' Handgun, Killed 11yr-old Sister, Say Police
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) / AP
10 April 2008
CLEVELAND -- An 11-year-old girl died Wednesday after being shot in the head by her 10-year-old brother, who found a handgun while searching for school clothes in a closet, police said. Andrea Williams was shot Tuesday night at home, said police Lt. Thomas Stacho. She died Wednesday morning at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. Stacho said the boy pulled the .22-caliber revolver from the closet and asked... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Hit by Stray Bullet While Sleeping at Home, 21yr-old California Woman Dies
Bay Area News Group
10 April 2008
OAKLAND -- Shock and sadness hovered over the family of Shaneice Davis, a 21-year-old woman who was struck by a bullet while she slept in her bed Monday night when she was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon. "I'm just so sad. It hurts so much," said her father, John Davis, who described his daughter as a sensitive, sweet child who never bothered anyone -- which makes her death seem even more random and unfair. Davis, the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Sleeping California Woman Takes Bullet to the Head in Memorial Shooting
San Francisco Chronicle
9 April 2008
OAKLAND -- An Oakland woman was clinging to life Tuesday after a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting tore through her bedroom wall and pierced her head while she slept. Shanice Davis, 22, is in grave condition at a local hospital after the midnight shooting, which happened during a street memorial for an Oakland murder victim killed three years ago, police and neighbors said. Three men at the memorial were also struck... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
3yr-old Son of California Sheriff's Deputy Finds Dad's Service Gun, Dies
Sacramento Bee (California)
7 April 2008
A 3-year-old boy -- the son of a Sutter County sheriff's deputy -- died at his Yuba County home Sunday night when he accidentally shot himself with his father's service handgun, according to police. The boy, Tyler Whiteaker, is the child of Sgt. David Whiteaker, 33, an 11-year veteran of the Sutter County Sheriff's Department and himself the son of a retired deputy. Emergency personnel arrived at the home at 9:14 p.m. Sunday,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Man Killed by Stray Bullet, Playing with Young Sons in Front Yard
Associated Press
7 April 2008
SANTA ANA, California -- A 39-year-old man is dead after being hit by a stray bullet while his young sons played in their home's yard. Santa Ana police Cpl. Jose Gonzalez says Mario Jimenez was in front of his house late Sunday morning when a pedestrian down West Pine Street started arguing with people inside a car. The man pulled out a handgun and shot at them, continuing to fire as the car took off in Jimenez's direction.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
3 Year-old Detroit Girl Shoots Herself in the Head with Parents' Handgun
Detroit Free Press (Michigan)
6 April 2008
A 3-year-old girl, who found a gun in a bedroom in her home on Detroit's west side, shot herself in the head this afternoon. Detroit Police said the shooting took place at the girl's home in the 12800 block of Lahser around 2:30 p.m. The girl found the handgun, reportedly owned by one of her parents, and shot herself in the right side of the head. At least one of her parents was home at the time of the shooting. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ohio Man Took Assault Rifle to Work, Fired Out Window, Shot 14yr-old Girl
Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)
4 April 2008
A Morrow man who accidentally shot a 14 year-old girl Thursday will answer to a Hamilton County judge at 9 a.m. this morning. Cameron Barrett, 23, is held at the Hamilton County jail this morning on charges of assault, records show. He took an AR-15 assault rifle to work and fired one round into the street, Sharonville police said. The bullet hit a black Dodge Durango through the passenger side door while the vehicle was... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Guns, Fear, the Constitution, and the Public's Health in America - NEJM
New England Journal of Medicine (USA), 358:14:1421-1424, Opinion
3 April 2008
It is 1992, and schoolmates Yoshihiro Hattori and Webb Haymaker have been invited to a Halloween party. Yoshi, a 16-year-old exchange student and avid dancer, wears a white tuxedo like John Travolta's in Saturday Night Fever. By mistake, they stop at a house up the block from their destination. No one answers the doorbell. Inside are Rodney and Bonnie Peairs. She opens a side door momentarily, sees the boys, and yells to her husband,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Handgun Violence, Public Health, and the Law: America's Situation Today
New England Journal of Medicine (USA) 358:14:1503-1504, Editorial
3 April 2008
Firearms were used to kill 30,143 people in the United States in 2005, the most recent year with complete data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [1] A total of 17,002 of these were suicides, 12,352 homicides, and 789 accidental firearm deaths. Nearly half of these deaths occurred in people under the age of 35. When we consider that there were also nearly 70,000 nonfatal injuries from firearms, we are left with the staggering... ( gunpolicy.org )
Haiti
In Heated Parliamentary Debate, Haitian MP 'Drops' Handgun, Shoots Clerk
Press Association (UK)
2 April 2008
A Haitian MP's handgun went off during a heated debate in parliament, injuring a legislative clerk. Isidor Mercier insisted the gun went off by accident after he bent down to pick up the fallen firearm. The bullet hit the clerk in his right shoulder. But reporters who witnessed the scene said they saw Mr Mercier brandish the gun after another MP accused him of profiting from a scheme that involved the repeated replacement... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mother of 3 Killed by Stray Bullet as Locals Mourn Death of New York Rapper
Post Chronicle (New York) / UPI
31 March 2008
A stray bullet fired by a mourner killed a mother of three as she walked by a memorial for a popular local rapper in New York. Police say Nancy Williams, 27, of Brooklyn, was struck once in the chest as she passed an area Sunday night where fans of hip-hop performer Leval Lyde had gathered to mourn his death, The New York Post reported. They were all out back having an Irish wake and someone decides to fire an automatic... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Neighbour Killed 7yr-old on Trampoline: Backyard Gunfire Still Legal in Texas
KVUE-TV News (Texas)
26 March 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- Shooting guns in some Hays County neighborhoods will remain legal, despite the recent death of a little boy. "It's pretty difficult still ... and depressing, too," said 16 year old Julianna Galicia whose brother was killed by a stray bullet last year. Daniel Galicia, 7, was killed outside their home east of Kyle in April. He was jumping on the trampoline when a neighbor's stray bullet hit him. It... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Airline Pilot Was 'Trying to Stow' Pistol, Bullet Pierced Cockpit at 8000ft
Associated Press
26 March 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- A US Airways pilot whose gun fired inside a cockpit said he was trying to stow the weapon as the crew got ready to land, according to a police report released Wednesday. The pilot didn't tell air traffic control about the shooting or say the bullet had punctured the cockpit until after the plane landed safely at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Saturday, the report said. Photos obtained by... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Airways Pilot Blew Hole in Cockpit at 8000ft, May Have 'Mishandled' Gun
Seattle Times (Washington) / AP
26 March 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The pilot of a US Airways plane may have been mishandling a firearm when it went off in flight, piercing the cockpit wall before the jet landed safely, a federal air marshal said Tuesday. Airline officials said the accidental discharge did not endanger the 124 passengers and five crew members on the Airbus A319 over the weekend. But air-safety experts said the hole could have caused the plane to rapidly... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Installing Cable, US Man Uses Pistol to Drill Hole in Wall, Fatally Shoots Wife
Kansas City Star (Missouri) / AP
25 March 2008
SEDALIA, Missouri -- Officials are trying to determine whether to file charges against a man who fatally shot his wife while trying to install a satellite television system in their home. Patsy D. Long, 34, of Deepwater, was pronounced dead early Saturday evening after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun. Her husband, Ronald Long, fired the shot from the inside of their home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pilot's Handgun Went Off on US Airways Flight Carrying 124 Passengers
Associated Press
24 March 2008
DENVER -- A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane went off as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said Monday. The "accidental discharge" Saturday aboard Flight 1536 from Denver to Charlotte did not endanger the aircraft or the 124 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants aboard, said... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Fired from Street Kills 70yr-old Woman in Her Chicago Home
Chicago Tribune
24 March 2008
A 70-year-old woman was killed Monday morning by a bullet that came through a window of her Far South Side house, Chicago police said. The circumstances of the shooting were under investigation, but police initially said it appeared that a stray bullet fired from outside struck Maggie Browder inside her home in the 12200 block of South Morgan Street around 6:20 a.m. But police don't know whether it was a stray bullet, whether... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Gun Injuries Increase as Armed UK Police Shoot Themselves, Colleagues
Daily Mail (UK)
16 March 2008
The number of armed police officers accidentally shooting themselves -- and other colleagues -- has soared in the past five years. Now, nearly half of all injuries caused by police shootings are the result of officers blasting themselves or a colleague, often during bungled training and demonstrations. Since 2003, there have been seven incidents in which armed police injured themselves or a fellow officer due to the careless... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Church Security Guard Fires at Purse Snatcher, Hits 11yr-old Boy
WDIV-TV News (Michigan)
16 March 2008
DETROIT -- An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the arm by a security guard on Detroit's west side Sunday afternoon after a bullet aimed at a purse-snatcher missed its mark. According to police, a security guard at the Hope Evangelical Ministries Church on Livernois witnessed a man attempting to steal a woman's purse. The guard noticed that the man had a gun and fired a shot at him. The shot missed the man and instead... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Colorado Man Buys Handgun at Gun Show, Unintentionally Shoots Himself
Denver Post (Colorado)
15 March 2008
A 64-year-old Littleton man was leaving the Tanner Gun Show this afternoon when he accidentally shot himself in the stomach with a .38 caliber handgun, sustaining non-fatal injuries, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Department. Richard Steven Brown had just left the gun show at the Denver Merchandise Mart and was in his vehicle when the handgun accidentally discharged. There was no information in the incident report about... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Tennessee Man Took Stray Bullet to the Brain Watching TV in Memphis
CW30-TV News (Tennessee)
13 March 2008
MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- Police say they may never find the gunman who nearly left a Raleigh man brain dead. Back in January we told you about Dan Hall. Hall was shot by a stray bullet while sitting on his couch, watching television. Since then, he has not been able to work, his bills are piling up and police have made no arrests. It's been 54 days since Dan Hall was shot in the head. But instead of counting the days, he tries his... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Michigan Firearm Owner Falls on Handgun, Dies at Gun Club Range
Associated Press
10 March 2008
LARKIN TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- An accidental shooting at an outdoor gun range in Midland County has left a 48-year-old man dead. The Saginaw News, WNEM-TV and WSGW-AM report Michael Laurson was alone Sunday at the Midland County Sportsman's Club in Larkin Township when he slipped and fell. The sheriff's department says a handgun he was carrying went off, fatally wounding him. Authorities say he had several guns. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Man Lets 18mth-old Montana Girl Play with Loaded Handgun, Girl Dies
Missoulian (Montana)
8 March 2008
MISSOULA, Montana -- A 23-year-old Evergreen man was charged Friday with negligent homicide for his role in the shooting death of a 1½-year-old girl. Dwayne Scott Smail appeared in Flathead County Justice Court to hear the charges against him -- charges stemming from Wednesday night's death of a young girl identified as K.W. Bond was set at $200,000, plus appearance, and a hearing was set for March 27 in district court.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Airgun Deaths Bring Call for Tighter Controls on Pellet Guns
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
3 March 2008
The shooting death of 13-year-old Cody Shuya has sparked renewed concern about the hazards of pellet guns and whether they should be controlled by federal gun laws. Wendy Cukier, president of the Coalition for Gun Control, said people underestimate the severe injuries air guns can cause and pointed to a 2005 Canadian Pediatric Society report, Youth and Firearms, which calls for air rifles to be regulated by federal law. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
The Littlest Victims: Child Survivors of Gun Violence in New Jersey
Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
2 March 2008
Last year, nearly 400 people were shot in Newark. Of them, about 300 survived. Five of the survivors were under the age of 10. Two were younger than 5. One was Quadir Hutchins. This is the story of his remarkable recovery. The Sept. 7, 2007 shooting drew headlines and stoked anxiety in a city already accustomed to violence. Quadir, then 3, was the most innocent of victims -- a toddler riding in the back seat of his sister's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Boy's 'Obnoxious' Text Messages Led to Gunshot Injury at Pakistani School
Daily Times (Lahore)
29 February 2008
ISLAMABAD -- A student on Thursday was accidentally shot and injured in a scuffle between two other students in front of Federal Government Model School for Boys, I-8/4. Industrial Area police said that 16-year-old Abdul Rehman, a grade nine student of the said school, was injured when 17-year-old Ansar Muhammad, a student of private technical institute located in Sector H-8, allegedly opened fire on Usman -- the victim's schoolfellow.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Woman Dies After Being Struck by Stray Bullet in Street
KTVU-TV News (California)
28 February 2008
SAN PABLO -- The Contra Costa coroner's office Thursday identified Lisa Thayer, 47, as the woman who was fatally shot in San Pablo. At about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the area of San Pablo Avenue and Road 20 where they located Thayer suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. The San Pablo resident was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to the coroner's office.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
5yr-old Girl Playing, Hit by Stray Bullet: 'Not a Crime' Say Kansas Police
KCTV-TV News (Missouri)
26 February 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Doctors are trying to remove a 5-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet from life support and start feeding her through a tube, her family said on Tuesday. Katherine Cook was playing in the yard of her rural Leavenworth County, Kansas, home during the weekend with her brothers when the bullet hit her about an inch above her left eye. She was flown to Children's Mercy Hospital,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Man Hangs Loaded AK-47 on Wall, Visitor Bumps Wall, 17yr-old Dies
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)
23 February 2008
Results of an investigation into the shooting death of a 17-year-old high school student, apparently by an AK-47 hanging on a wall Tuesday night, will be turned over soon to Troup County District Attorney Pete Skandalakis for review and presentation to a grand jury. Natorrin Deauntres Brown of LaGrange was pronounced dead by a Troup County deputy coroner at the scene of the shooting at 86 Thornton Road. He had gone with three friends... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Georgia Youth Says Sorry for Playing With His AK-47, Killing His Mother
WSB-TV News (Georgia)
20 February 2008
HALL COUNTY, Georgia -- A Gainesville woman is dead after being shot by her son. Mary Bailey, 52, was sleeping nearby when her son discharged his AK-47 early Tuesday morning. Hall County Sheriff's authorities said the case is still under investigation but based on their preliminary investigation, they said it appears to be an accident. "To make a long story short, I shot my mother," Derrick Bailey told Channel 2's Rachel... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
School Teacher, Buffalo Killed by Stray Bullets from Indian Street Mob
Times of India / TNN
15 February 2008
KANADAR (VIJAYNAGAR TALUKA): It was a routine day for 28-year-old Shailesh Rathod, a primary school teacher at Ajaypur Government School, who left his home in Antarsubha village around 9.15 am on Wednesday. Rathod had stopped by a local photocopying centre opposite the forest range office at Antarsubha ashram crossroads to get an income-tax form 16 and saw the commotion and firing outside the forest office. Afraid, he began... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Veteran Pennsylvania Gun Club Worker Died After Uzi 'Went Off' in His Face
Pocono Record (Pennsylvania)
15 February 2008
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Anton Bonifacic, the owner of the Sunset Hill Shooting Range on Route 314, has been handling guns for 35 years. For Bonifacic, who lives by the commandments of gun safety, what happened Thursday morning to his friend and employee, Russell Stephens Jr., was a nightmare come true. At 9:40 a.m., Stephens, 38, of Delaware Water Gap, an instructor at the range for the past two years, was removing firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand, Canada
4 Canadians Shot in Recent Weeks in Thailand: One Hit by Hunter's Bullet
CBC News (Canada)
14 February 2008
A police official in Thailand says a Canadian tourist shot in a northern Thai city may have been hit by a hunter's stray bullet, a news report said on Thursday. Police Lt.-Col Thwatchai Punpigu said Erik Griffioen may have been hit by the bullet of a bird hunter, Reuters news agency reported. Griffioen, a physicist from Dundas, Ont., was shot in the back while riding in an open-sided taxi with his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Ling,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Arab Emirates
Celebratory Shooting Turns Wedding Into a Funeral in United Arab Emirates
Gulf News (Dubai)
10 February 2008
RAS AL KHAIMAH -- A wedding celebration here turned to tragedy when one revellers was killed by a stray bullet. Mohammad Ahmad Samt, a 45-year-old Emirati, was fatally hit on Saturday while revellers were firing shots in the air at a wedding in the Shamal area. His friends said Samt cupped his chest during celebrations, fell to the ground and died. Lieutenant Colonel Salem Saeed Al Alkim, head of Al Ma'amourah... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mystery of Florida Woman, Killed by Stray Bullet While Sleeping at Home
First Coast News (Florida)
2 February 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Police say Donna Mills was asleep in her apartment when a stray bullet tore through her window, ending her life. Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers came to the Preserve at Cedar River Apartments on the Westside around 3 a.m. Saturday, December 15 to check out reports of gunshots. An officer spotted bullet holes in a wall and a window. Inside that apartment, 29-year-old Donna Mills lay dead. Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Despite Safety Courses, Georgian Hunters Shoot 5 Dead, 4 of them Children
Savannah Morning News (Georgia)
31 January 2008
Hunting accidents spiked in Georgia during the 2007-08 season, and four of the five fatal incidents involved children or teenagers. "This has been an unusual year," said Wildlife Resources Division Capt. James Bell, who is the coordinator of the state's Hunter Safety Program. "We've never had that many kids in accidents in the last 10 years." The season's five casualties included an 8-year-old boy killed by a shotgun blast;... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Hotel Guest Injured by Stray Bullet in Lobby of New Orleans Holiday Inn
Times-Picayune (Louisiana) / AP
31 January 2008
An innocent bystander was shot inside the lobby of a Central Business District hotel by a stray bullet from a fight going on outside Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m., said Sgt. Joe Narcisse, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman. A fight broke out outside the hotel in the 200 block of Carondelet Street and gunshots rang out, Narcisse said. After the gunfire stopped, it was discovered that a bullet shattered the window of the Holiday... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Celebratory Shooting Kills Bride's Cousin, 19, at Indian Wedding Party
Express India
28 January 2008
GURGAON -- A 19-year-old boy lost his life when a stray bullet fired in the air at a marriage party hit him. The incident took place in Gurgaon on Saturday night. Gaurav Sharma, the deceased, was the bride's cousin and lived in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi. According to the police, the shot was fired by a youth, Rishi Yadav, who was accompanying the groom. Rishi, a resident of Gurgaon, is said to be at large. Gaurav's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Ghana
Single Celebratory Bullet Fired at Police Funeral Kills 2, Injures 2 in Ghana
Samuel Duodu's Stories (Ghana), Blog
28 January 2008
The funeral and burial service for a police officer at Asueyi, a farming community near Techiman in the Brong-Ahafo Region, on Saturday turned fatal when one of the shots fired by some of his colleagues to show solidarity killed two mourners. The bullet, allegedly fired by Constable Andrew Yankey of the Police Dragon Unit, who police sources say was not part of the official police delegation to the funeral, hit Opanin Kwaku Addai... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Enters Tennessee Home, Lodges in 62yr-old Homeowner's Brain
WREG-TV News (Tennessee)
22 January 2008
MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- A Frayser family is both scared and relieved tonight after a stray bullet pierces the window of their home and then pierces the homeowner's skull. It happened at the 2700 block of Scotland. Police told the family, it was a stray bullet from a random shooting. Fortunately, 62-year-old Don Hall is at home recovering. Doctors told him the bullet barely missed hitting a major artery to his brain. He and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Needs Better Gun Control, Says Son of Innocent Shooting Victim
Toronto Star (Ontario)
21 January 2008
They stood on the stairs inside their family home today in shock and in tears. Zuo Xi, 23, and Yun Yam, 19, spoke quietly to the media about their father -- what kind of man he was and how they're trying to cope with his senseless death. Their father, Hou Chang Mao, 47, was killed Thursday by a stray bullet while he was stacking oranges outside Fu Yao Supermarket on a strip of Gerrard St. E., near Broadview, known as Chinatown... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Recoils as Another Bystander is Killed by a Stray Handgun Bullet
National Post / CanWest News Service
20 January 2008
TORONTO -- Police here on Friday appealed in English and in Cantonese to potential witnesses, in the city's East Chinatown, to help locate the gunmen responsible for killing an innocent father of two on Thursday. Investigators have identified the city's third homicide victim of the year as Hou Chang Mao, 47. On Thursday, in the midst of a bustling crowd of after-work shoppers and as he stacked oranges, Mao was shot and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Outrage Builds, Handgun Ban Mooted as Another Innocent Dies in Toronto
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
19 January 2008
Outrage blended with grief yesterday as homicide detectives probed a wild shootout in Toronto's East Chinatown that killed a "dearly loved" 47-year-old bystander -- the second innocent man felled by gunfire in less than a week. As police scoured a taped-off block of Gerrard Street for clues, and sought two men seen fleeing in a car, a funeral was under way in Scarborough for the first such victim, and a chorus of civic leaders urged... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Stray Bullet Ended Toronto Father's Dreams of Building a New Family Life
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
19 January 2008
In a neighbourhood nicknamed "airport" for all the Chinese newcomers it attracts, Mao Hou Chang had fast become a fixture on the sidewalks of Gerrard Street East, building his new life one orange at a time. He could be found there most days, pointing customers to the best fruit in his bins in front of the Fu Yao Supermarket, a teeming hub for shoppers in Toronto's East Chinatown. Thursday evening was no different, until... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Third Innocent Bystander Shot to Death in Canada's Toronto This Year
Xinhua
19 January 2008
OTTAWA -- A 47-year-old man was stacking oranges at a grocery store in the east end of Canada's Toronto when he was killed by a stray bullet, becoming the third innocent victim of the city's rising gun violence in the new year. Hou Chang Mao, 47, was working at Fu Yao Supermarket at 643 Gerrard St. East when he was hit in the chest by a stray bullet shortly after 6 p.m. local time Thursday. He was taken to hospital but proclaimed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Another Innocent Toronto Bystander Shot Dead in Gunfight on Busy Street
CityNews (Toronto)
18 January 2008
His name was Hou Chang Mao and he was the father of two children -- an 18-year-old daughter and a 23-year-old son. Toronto Police have identified the 47-year-old as the latest innocent bystander killed on the streets of Toronto. Cops say Mao was working in the Fu Yao Supermarket on Gerrard near Broadview when two men came onto the scene and began shooting at each other. They either didn't know or didn't care that the hardworking... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Mayor Calls Once Again for an 'Absolute Ban' on Handguns
CTV News (Toronto)
18 January 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller called for an "absolute ban" on handguns in Canada after the city's second shooting death of an innocent bystander in less than a week. "We can choose to act," Miller said at a press conference on Friday. "We can choose to say handguns are so dangerous and kill uninvolved people that we're going to close the loopholes in our law and end the ownership of handguns in this country." The charge comes... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Outpouring of Support for 10yr-old California Boy Paralysed by Stray Bullet
San Francisco Chronicle
17 January 2008
The parents of an Oakland boy paralyzed by a stray bullet during a piano lesson said Wednesday they were overwhelmed by the community's support and bear no anger toward the shooter. "I don't want to have hatred in my heart," said Richard Rodriguez, whose 10-year-old son, Christopher, has been in intensive care at Children's Hospital Oakland since last Thursday's incident. "Although, I don't want to see (the shooter's) face, either."... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Man Joined Gun Club, Bought Handgun, Shot Innocent Passerby
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
16 January 2008
A Scarborough man accused in the shooting death of an innocent bystander outside a Yonge Street strip bar on the weekend became a full member of a target-shooting club north of Toronto last October. As such, Edward Paredes, 23, had successfully completed eight probationary shoots under close scrutiny of fellow members of The Grange Firearms Association. The club is one of seven, with a combined membership of about 2,000, that convene... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ontario Premier Joins Toronto Mayor, Begs PM to Ban Civilian Handguns
Toronto Star (Ontario)
16 January 2008
The shooting death of an innocent bystander on Yonge St. has escalated calls from Premier Dalton McGuinty for a Canada-wide ban on handguns. In the wake of revelations that one of the men charged with killing John O'Keefe, 42, was the legal owner of a handgun, McGuinty said enough is enough. Echoing Mayor David Miller, the premier implored Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prohibit the private ownership of handguns. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ban Handguns: Gun Hobbies Less Important Than Protecting Canadian Lives
Toronto Star (Ontario), Editorial
15 January 2008
Handguns keep taking Canadian lives; yet this dangerous class of weapon remains too readily available across the country. In light of the grievous harm they do, it would make sense to ban handguns, thereby making them harder for criminals to obtain and impossible for law-abiding people to misuse. Toronto's latest handgun victim is 42-year-old John O'Keefe, shot in the head on the weekend while walking on Yonge St., the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Innocent Toronto Man Killed by 22yr-old Licensed to Carry Hidden Handgun
Toronto Star (Ontario)
15 January 2008
In the wake of the Yonge St. shooting of innocent bystander John O'Keefe, Mayor David Miller says he finds it shocking that the "fairly young man" accused in the crime "legally had a gun." After speaking to the 42-year-old victim's family yesterday, Miller renewed his call for a handgun ban. "Why does a 22-year-old in a city like Toronto need a handgun? It's just not acceptable and I think it's time the federal government... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Hits 10yr-old California Boy Taking Piano Lesson, Paralysing Him
CNN
15 January 2008
OAKLAND, California -- Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down Thursday at his piano for his weekly lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. Across the street from Harmony Road Music School in north Oakland, California, Jared Adams, 24, allegedly raised his gun at a Chevron gas station attendant during a holdup and fired. A bullet ripped through the walls of Christopher's classroom striking him in... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Suspect in Shooting that Paralysed 10yr-old California Boy Could Get Life
San Francisco Chronicle
15 January 2008
OAKLAND -- A man who allegedly fired shots during an Oakland gas station robbery, paralyzing a 10-year-old boy practicing the piano across the street, was charged Monday with crimes that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. One of the bullets allegedly fired by Jared Adams, 24, struck Christopher Rodriguez and left him paralyzed from the waist down. Christopher, a fifth-grader at Crocker Highlands Elementary... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Demands Handgun Ban After Legal Firearm Owner Kills Bystander
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
15 January 2008
Toronto politicians are calling for their federal counterparts to totally ban handguns three days after a shooting outside a downtown strip club left an innocent bystander dead. "It's inappropriate for citizens of this country to own a handgun, there's no need for it," said Councillor Michael Walker, who put forward the motion to council. "It's the only way to stem the tide of violence in our cities ... Mr. O'Keefe was... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Gun Club Member Murdered Innocent Man with Legal Pistol - Police
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
13 January 2008
It was a stray bullet fired from a pistol legally registered to an accused gunman that instantly killed an innocent father of a young son in a weekend tragedy, police said. And while John O'Keefe, who was not involved in the Yonge St. dispute died at 1:16 a.m. Saturday, two young men who have never been in trouble with the law now face a lifetime in jail. The 42-year-old victim, a manager of a retail store and the father... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Boy Taking Piano Lesson Struck in Abdomen by Stray Bullet
San Jose Mercury News (California)
10 January 2008
OAKLAND -- A 10-year-old boy taking piano lessons at a music school in North Oakland was shot in the abdomen by an stray bullet fired during a robbery across the street late Thursday afternoon. The boy was taken to Children's Hospital Oakland for surgery. He is in critical condition but is expected to survive. Katharine Wells, office manager at the Piedmont Piano Company at Pleasant Valley and Piedmont avenues, said she... ( gunpolicy.org )
Montenegro
Passenger Jet Hit, Damaged by Celebratory Gunfire Over Montenegro
Associated Press
9 January 2008
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- A stray bullet struck a passenger jet while it was landing in Montenegro, slightly damaging the aircraft, the state airline said Wednesday. No one was hurt as the bullet, apparently fired into the air during a traditional Orthodox Christmas Eve celebration, hit the tail stabilizer on the Montenegro Airlines Fokker 100, company spokesman Nenad Markovic said. Police were investigating who fired the shot. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Hunter Provides Dog with Loaded Gun, Dog Shoots Hunter Dead
Reuters
8 January 2008
HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston-area man was killed in a hunting accident after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun in the back of a pick-up truck, triggering a blast that pierced the vehicle and the hunter's leg, a local sheriff said. Perry Price, a 46-year-old math teacher, shot a goose on Saturday then put his gun in the back of the truck where the dog was waiting to retrieve the bird. "I've been in law enforcement 20 years... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Another Shooting Range Customer Found Shot Dead at Texas Gun Club
KHOU-TV News (Texas)
6 January 2008
Pasadena police are investigating a woman's shooting death at a gun range. The incident occurred Saturday evening at the Pasadena Gun Center. Witnesses say the woman came in around 6:50 p.m., got a gun and retreated to the shooting stall. About 30 minutes later, the owner was closing up when he found the woman lying dead in the back. It was unclear if the shooting was accidental. ( gunpolicy.org )
Italy
Italians Killed, Injured as Celebratory Gunfire, Stray Bullets Rattle New Year
United Press International
3 January 2008
Wild West-style gun play during New Year's celebrations is symptomatic of a growing gun culture in Italy, authorities said. Gunshots rang in the new year in several cities, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday. A 30-year-old father in Naples was killed when a stray bullet went through a window and struck him in the chest as he played cards with his family. A 10-year-old Naples boy clung to life after a bullet... ( gunpolicy.org )
Antigua & Barbuda
'Reckless, Illegal' New Year's Stray Bullet Pierces Antigua Woman's House
Antigua Sun (St John's)
3 January 2008
A householder in the Horsford Hill area had an unpleasant New Year's Day surprise when a shot was fired through a window in her home. According to information reaching the Antigua Sun, the woman was at home shortly after midnight on New Year's Day, when she heard the sound of breaking glass. When she got up to investigate, she stepped on the bullet that had broken her window. The incident occurred during the fireworks... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Stray Bullet Crashes Into Hospital Ward for Manila's Newborn Babies
Star (Philippines)
3 January 2008
A stray bullet narrowly missed a nurse, a nursing aide, and a newborn child inside the nursery of the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRMMC) in Sta. Cruz, Manila in the afternoon of the first day of 2008. Stray bullets also caused serious injuries to two persons in Cotabato City, and a marine trooper is facing possible court-martial for alleged indiscriminate firing during the New Year revelry that wounded two minors in Pasay... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Hits 5yr-old Tucson Boy in New Year's Celebratory Gunfire
Associated Press
3 January 2008
With blood streaming down his face, the parents of a little Tucson boy didn't know what hit him early New Year's day. The mother and father of Rafael Moreno-Razo, 5, later learned the boy was struck by a stray bullet that ripped through their apartment. Rafael's father Humberto Moreno, 42, called 911 and Rafael went to the hospital, where he was treated and released that morning. The little boy escaped with a grazed... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Woman, Child Killed by Colorado Man Celebrating New Year with Handgun
KWGN-TV News (Denver)
3 January 2008
DENVER, Colorado -- The Fort Collins woman and her 11-year-old cousin who were shot and killed while celebrating New Year's Day early Tuesday were both victims of the same stray bullet, fired by another holiday reveler, police said Wednesday. Rebecca "Becky" Yanez, 48, of Fort Collins was gathered with family and friends inside a house in the 4700 block of West Eleventh Avenue, when the bullet pierced the home's exterior just after... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Man Fires Gun in Celebration, Kills 11yr-old Boy Playing Hide & Seek
WPLG-TV News (Florida)
2 January 2008
OPA-LOCKA, Florida -- An 11-year-old boy who was hiding behind an old piece of furniture at an Opa-Locka apartment was shot and killed after his neighbor celebrated the New Year by shooting a gun into the trash. Police said Zenon Fernandez shot his neighbor Joshua Arroliga after Fernandez, 49, randomly fired a semiautomatic handgun into a trash pile of old furniture near a Dumpster, not knowing the boy was there. Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
St. Petersburg, Florida Police Report 16 Stray Bullet Incidents in NYE Gunfire
Tampa Tribune (Florida)
2 January 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- In a single half hour during New Year's Eve festivities, bullets presumably fired into the air in celebration returned to earth, hitting two people and narrowly missing two others, police say. At 12:08 a.m. Tuesday, David Tyson Mink, 23, of Clearwater, was walking with some friends in the 700 block of Third Ave. S. when he felt "something hard" hit him on the left shoulder, St. Petersburg Police Department... ( gunpolicy.org )
Trinidad & Tobago
Stray Bullet Hits 12yr-old Trinidad Boy in Celebratory New Year's Gunfire
Newsday (Port of Spain)
2 January 2008
A 12-year-old boy had his New Year's eve celebration cut short, almost permanently, after he was hit by a stray bullet which still remains lodged in the right side of his chest. Aaron Ford was ringing in the New Year by lighting fire crackers a short distance from his Faustin Trace, Maraval home on Old Year's Night, when the incident occurred. With firecrackers going off noisily all around him, Ford could not say where the shot... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Woman in Alabama Church Hit in Face by Stray Bullet During NYE Gunfire
Mobile Press Register (Alabama)
2 January 2008
A woman inside a Prichard church was shot in the side of her face shortly after midnight on Tuesday, police said, apparently as a result of New Year's gunfire. The woman, whom police did not name, was hit by a bullet that entered through the sanctuary roof at the Showers of Blessings Church of God in Christ, according to Prichard police Maj. Marvin Whitfield. She was taken to the University of South Alabama Medical Center,... ( gunpolicy.org )
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