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Lancaster, PA
News
Boyfriend Shoots Girlfriend, 20, In Hip, Police In Lancaster County Say
A man who mishandled a gun and shot his girlfriend on Saturday has been arrested, according to Columbia Borough police. Columbia Borough Police were dispatched to a shooting at 410 Locust Street just after 7 p.m. Hailey Jean Brown, 20, was found by police lying on the floor with a gunshot wound to her left hip. Her boyfriend, Alexander Lewis Heaps, 26, admitted to mishandling his legally purchased semi automatic handgun and accidentally shooting Brown. Police recovered the gun, a 9mm Smith and Wesson. Officers administered first aid until EMS arrived to treat Brown and transport he…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Former Fairfield County Football Standout Dies During Accidental Shooting
A former Fairfield County teen who was a well-known staple on the football fields has been killed in an accidental shooting in Georgia. Zyon McDuffie, age 14, was killed on Sunday, Aug. 1, in the home his family had just moved to so his mother could take a new job at a hospital in Union City, Georgia. Union City police have not released any details surrounding the shooting. McDuffie grew up in Bridgeport and Stratford and since he was a young boy his whole life was centered around football. "God made certain people to play football and Zyon was one of them," said Jamie Devitto who organiz…
Lancaster, PA
News
Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 2 At Lancaster County Gun Range
Two people were injured when a gun accidentally discarded at a Lancaster County shooting range, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. Emergency Medical Units were called to Trop Gun Retail & Range at 910 North Hanover Street in Mount Joy Township on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. Two people-- including an 80-year-old man-- were injured by the accidental fire, according to the dispatch supervisor and area police. The status and condition of the shooting victims have not been made public. The reason the gun discharged is unknown. A police investigation is on-going.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
10-Year-Old Boy Shoots, Kills Himself After Finding Gun In Philadelphia Home
A 10-year-old boy shot and killed himself after finding a gun in his Philadelphia home, news reports say. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. Saturday in a home at 1410 W Pacific St., NBC News reports. The boy and his 8-year-old sister apparently found the weapon in a cabinet, when he shot himself in the head, the outlet says. The girl ran to a neighbor's house and called police. The boy was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead around 40 minutes after the shooting.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Caretaker, 25, Accidentally Shoots Disabled MontCo Resident, 71, In Face With New Gun
A 25-year-old employee at a Montgomery County assisted living facility accidentally shot a 71-year-old resident in the face Saturday night, authorities said. The caretaker, a Philadelphia resident, was alone with three residents at the home on the 600 block of Rosemont Avenue in Upper Gwynedd, when the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Saturday, local police said. The home is owned by Jewish Employment and Vocation Services and is operated as Community Living and Home Support for special needs adults. There, police learned that the caretaker -- who had been working at the hou…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
3-Year-Old Girl Killed In Accidental Shooting, Allegheny County Police Say
A 3-year-old girl died in what police are calling an accidental shooting in a western Pennsylvania apartment, according to Allegheny County police. Monroeville police were called to Cambridge Square Apartments around 9 p.m. on Friday, where the toddler was found with a single gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. The county medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide. "There is strong evidence that [another child] accidentally shot the victim while handling an unsecured firearm inside the residence," according to a statement. The statement goes on to say the weapon …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Upper Merion Police Searching For Man Who Accidentally Shot Himself Inside King Of Prussia Mall
Police in Montgomery County are searching for a man who they say accidentally shot himself in the leg in the Victoria's Secret store inside King of Prussia mall, 6abc Action News reports. Upper Merion Township police were called to the lower level of the mall where witnesses said a man shot himself and ran out of the store with a woman around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, the news outlet reports. Officers noticed a trail of blood from the mall leading to the parking lot, where the pair was believed to have fled in a silver Dodge minivan with a driver’s side front fender that was a different…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Himself In Fairfield County, Police Say
A Fairfield County teen was arrested for allegedly shooting himself in the arm and then lied about where the event happened. The incident took place around 1:15 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, when Bridgeport Police responded 324 Lyon Terrace for a report of a person shot, said Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran. During their investigation, detectives determined the teen lied about where he had been shot and that the actual crime scene was the location they had responded to, Gilleran said. Detectives determined that the teen, Kahlis Parker, age 19, of Bridgeport, had accidental…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Off-Duty North Jersey Officer Shot, Killed By Juvenile In Deer Hunting Accident
A 38-year-old off-duty police officer was shot and killed Tuesday when a juvenile accidentally fired off a weapon while the pair were hunting in Sussex County, Daily Voice has learned. Hamburg police officer Jason Franco, of Montague, was deer hunting near Havens and Lott roads in Wantage around 12:30 p.m. when the incident occurred, according to local and state police. Franco was pronounced dead at the scene, "after an unintentional discharge of a weapon held by a juvenile while deer hunting in a group," said Lawrence Hajna, of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Prot…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accidentally Shoots Teen, Gets Into Crash Rushing To Hospital, Police Say
An accidental shooting led to a chain of events that ended with a four-vehicle crash that included a Nassau County Police officer, authorities said. The first incident happened around 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, when Brian Gregg, 25, of Plainview, was inside a Plainview home while cleaning a handgun when he allegedly accidentally discharged the weapon striking a 17-year-old friend of his stepbrother in the neck, police said. Following the shooting, all three got into a car to drive to the hospital. While traveling northbound on Plainview Road at the intersection of Old Country Road, the …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Long Island Gun Range
A man was transported to the hospital after shooting himself in the foot in Islip. The incident took place around 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Islip Rifle & Pistol Range at 200 Freeman Ave., said the Suffolk County Police. The range is operated by the Town of Islip. Police said the man accidentally shot himself in the foot and was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead
A 13-year-old Paterson boy was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his friend that was later ruled an accident, according to authorities who charged him. City police responding to a 3:45 p.m. call on Oct. 6 found the victim's body behind a home in the Incca Village housing complex off Harrison Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. An investigation revealed that the two teens were hanging out and playing with a handgun when it accidentally discharged, striking the victim -- K’Zure "Kay Kay" Credle -- in the back of the h…
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