On March 24, 2022, a Toronto Police Service (TPS) member’s negligent discharge of a firearm sent him to hospital with serious injuries. On March 31, 2022, a Peel Regional Police Service (PRPS) member’s negligent discharge sent that individual to hospital as well. Two negligent discharges by police officers in eight days are either freak, unrelated cases or they hint at a … [Read more...]
Christian Ghilli: Negligent Discharge Costs World Junior Skeet Champion His Life
Italy's Christian Ghilli, the 19-year-old reigning World Junior Skeet Champion, is dead after a momentary lapse in firearm safety. Unfortunately, one moment is all it takes to end the life of one the most talented young skeet shooters in the world. Ghilli was in the woods at Montecatini Val di Cecina in Tuscany when he stopped to pick up some of his spent … [Read more...]
3 Dead from Negligent Discharges in Past 24 Hours
Normally I only see a couple of negligent discharge deaths each month, but this morning I woke up to three reports in a single day. This is distressing, since all three deaths were wholly preventable. First, in Belton, South Carolina, a 2-year-old girl died after being shot in the chest by a BB gun. Police and Emergency Medical Services attended the scene at 1:30am, and … [Read more...]
Shamaya Lynn: Young Mom Killed on a Zoom Call
On August 11th, 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn, an Altamonte Springs resident, was on a Zoom call with a co-worker when she suddenly fell backwards and was unresponsive. This coincided with a loud bang. That bang was the gunshot that killed the young woman instantly. Veondre Avery, Lynn's boyfriend and father of their 2-year-old boy, left a loaded pistol in a backpack, and that … [Read more...]
15-year-old Boy Injured by Negligent Discharge of Stolen Handgun
On May 5, 2021, a 15-year-old boy in Burlington, North Carolina, was injured after two teenagers in the apartment next door discovered a loaded handgun in the apartment occupied by Sade Michelle Robinson and fired the gun. The shooting was the result of “an accidental discharge and involves at least two other juveniles in an adjacent apartment,” said a Burlington Police … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 17-year-old Shoots Himself in the Chest
Honestly, I find it extremely difficult to feel sorry for someone so careless with a firearm that he shoots himself. Sheriff Steve Anderson said deputies responded to a negligent discharge call that a 17-year-old male received a gunshot wound to the chest. The young man was apparently meeting friends to fish on the river when he pulled his .22 calibre pistol from his … [Read more...]
Autumn Higgs: Dead because of Boyfriend’s Negligent Discharge
On March 31, 2021, 17-year-old Hayden Wik picked up his mother's handgun and, for reasons nobody understands, pulled the trigger. The bullet he fired hit his 16-year-old girlfriend in the head. Despite the best efforts of emergency services first responders, they were unable to save the girl's life. Initially police said the name of the slain teenage girl would not be … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Dallas Walmart
On May 18, 2021, an unidentified Walmart shopper carrying a concealed handgun 'accidentally' shot another customer with his handgun. The injured Walmart customer was taken to hospital and treated for a 'minor' gunshot wound. The precise details of how the negligent discharge occurred aren't available but, according to police, the individual carrying the handgun was not … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 12-year-old girl shot, expected to recover
Christian Lehl, 21, was babysitting his nieces and nephews, when he took out a loaded handgun and showed it to an 18-year-old friend. The handgun 'just went off' aka a negligent discharge, and the bullet buried itself in the arm of one of Lehl's 12-year-old nieces in another room. Thankfully, the young girl is expected to make a full recovery. Wichita Police arrested … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Gentry Police Officers Save Man’s Life
Two Gentry Police officers are credited with saving the life of a man who managed to unintentionally shoot himself in the leg. The unidentified man carried a loaded firearm in his pocket (never a good idea) and due to his negligence, shot himself and severed an artery in his leg. Gentry Police Officers Matthew Easter and Tyler Kell responded to the 911 call and discovered … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 2-year-old boy kills himself with father’s gun
If you own a firearm, making sure unauthorized people can't access that firearm is your number one responsibility - especially if you have small children. Vincent Shelby learned this lesson in the most excruciating way on June 2, 2021, when his 2-year-old son found his loaded handgun near the television and shot himself in the head with it. Joliet Police Department officers … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Illinois Man Kills Girlfriend While Posing With Handgun
21-year-old A’Meyah T. Brewton died when her boyfriend, 20-year-old Isaiah Cole shot her in the head while the couple posed for selfies in front of a mirror on September 13, 2020. Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Money said Cole was high on marijuana when he racked the slide to eject the round from the chamber, removed the magazine from his pistol and then re-inserted the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 6-year-old Jadaine Miller killed in Jamaica
A 15-year-old boy, a loaded and illegal handgun and 'play time'. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. On Monday, May 17, 2021, 6-year-old Jadaine Miller was killed while his 15-year-old relative played with an illegal handgun. When the handgun 'went off' a single bullet caught the boy in the neck, mortally wounding him. Jadaine Miller was pronounced dead on … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania : 13-year-old boy murders 12-year-old sister
On March 19, 2021, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 13-year-old Jah’sir Vasquez pointed a loaded handgun at his 12-year-old sister Jasiyah and pulled the trigger. "Mom, Jah shot me!" Jasiyah screamed before falling to the ground, a single gunshot wound to her chest. How did this 13-year-old get his hands on a loaded handgun? His mother, Daisy Vasquez, asked him to … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Felon Shoots Himself in the Hand, Claims He Was Carjacked
Bad things can happen while carelessly playing with a loaded handgun. And when you're a convicted felon illegally possessing that loaded handgun, well, fear is a pretty normal emotion to feel when you shoot yourself in the hand and you stand there watching the hole in your hand bleed all over the floor. This is the stuff projectile vomiting is made of, especially when you … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Teen Shoots Friend
It’s a story we’ve all heard a dozen times if we’ve heard it once. “I found the gun in the park. When I picked it up, it just went off.” And some poor schmuck gets hit with a bullet. If they're lucky, they survive, as is the case in this story. Jalen Fayne, 18, appeared in court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 15, 2021, to face a single charge of injury by negligent … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Two Teen Montreal Morons Apprehended
Montreal's two-day negligent discharge shooting spree left a lot of people terrified but thankfully nobody was injured or killed. On April 21, 2021, Montreal Police received calls about gunshots near the Town of Mount Royal. That evening two Montreal teenagers aged 14 and 16 were arrested and charged for their reckless shooting spree after they were spotted driving down … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Man Shoots Himself with Stolen Handgun During Traffic Stop
One stolen handgun, one police traffic stop and one scared criminal attempting to hide the stolen handgun. Who could possibly foresee a negligent discharge in such a situation? On Friday, April 16, 2021, members of the Decatur Police Department pulled over a vehicle for a 'routine' traffic stop. “As officers approached they heard a firearm discharge from inside the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge costs 16-year-old his life
When common sense and firearm safety rules are ignored a negligent discharge can happen and, when it does, people die. A 16-year-old Houston boy is the latest casualty of the Negligent Discharge Games after he and three teenage friends played with a loaded handgun and the firearm 'went off'. The handgun didn't 'just go off' of course. One of the four teenagers pulled the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharges Land Cristian Gutierrez in Jail
Some people are simply too stupid to possess firearms. I would definitely add 37-year-old Cristian Gutierrez to that category after his asinine negligent discharge shooting spree at 3:54am Friday morning, April 16, 2021. Bakersfield Police Department officers responded to Panorama Drive near Loma Linda Drive after they received a call about a person prowling outside a … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: North Carolina Man Shoots Himself in the Crotch
On April 9, 2021, a 46-year-old man's negligent discharge caused him to shoot himself in the crotch while shopping at a Food Lion store in Salisbury, North Carolina. “I turn around to see him grab his crotch and run to the front of the store,” one witness said. “Scared the crap out of me and some other shoppers.” The brief WBTV news report did not say how badly the man … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge Injures 11-Year-Old Girl
In the early morning hours of April 9, 2021, a moron with a stolen handgun shot his friend's sister in the leg. While playing the big-shot, a 20-year-old moron suffered a negligent discharge his stolen handgun, The bullet travelled through the floor downstairs into the living-room and struck the 11-year-old girl in the leg. Thankfully, the injury to the girl were not … [Read more...]
Edmonton Police Officer will not face charges for Negligent Discharge
[Updated 2021-01-14 17:30 with Alberta Crown Prosecution Service statement] On June 7, 2019, an officer with the Edmonton Police Service committed a negligent discharge of their service pistol at the William Nixon Training Centre but will not face criminal charges. Crown prosecutors decided not to lay charges against the Edmonton police officer because it was not in the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: RCMP Refuses to File Charges
On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, some moron apparently fired a dozen or more shots into the air. Those bullets landed on six homes in the Forest Heights area of Edmonton, Alberta. Negligent discharge of a firearm doesn’t even begin to describe this stupidity. “My daughter woke up and she is playing in her room and she is sitting on the floor, and looked up and there is a hole … [Read more...]
Centerton Police Officer Blake Almond and Someone’s Negligent Discharge
Safe storage laws have their place - especially when children are in the home. On January 20, 2020, in Centerton City, Arkansas, an unidentified person fired Officer Blake Almond’s service pistol, sending a bullet out of his home and through three walls of his neighbour’s home. The neighbour immediately called police to report the crime. Neighbour: “a bullet just shot … [Read more...]
RCMP and Fredericton Police: Accidental or Negligent Discharge of a Firearm?
When accurately describing unintended firearm discharges, accidental covers the smallest number of incidents. An equipment failure causing a firearm to discharge is accidental. A poorly designed or poorly constructed firearm that fires when bumped (somewhere other than the trigger) is also accidental. If your finger, body part or part of your gear touch the trigger and … [Read more...]
Zurlon Tipton and Gun Safety’s Basic Yet Very Hard Lessons
There is no middle ground when it comes to handling firearms. You either do it properly or terrible things happen. Basic gun safety means following some very simple rules. Break those rules and bad things happen. Sometimes those bad things even happen to you. That's precisely the case with former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton, who managed to kill himself … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Miami-Dade Police Officer’s Failure to Follow Safe Gun Handling Rules
I'm sure it's every cop's worst nightmare. Handling a firearm and it "just goes off". Except that's not what happens. A firearm doesn't "just go off". Someone puts their finger on the trigger and pulls it. Then the gun "just goes off" precisely as it is designed to do. When this happens unexpectedly it is called a negligent discharge. Someone was negligent in their attention … [Read more...]
With Concealed Carry Comes Personal Responsibility
A frightening story from Belize reinforces the responsibility we gun owners have when carrying our firearms legally, no matter where we are. A man was in Brown Sugar Mall, a crowded area called “Tourism Village”, when felt the need to adjust his pants. Perhaps they were too baggy; perhaps his belt was too loose? Whatever the reason this man committed the heinous error of … [Read more...]
Rookie Ottawa Constable claims she was shot, sparks massive manhunt, but did she really shoot herself?
A Gantineau, Quebec, police constable, apparently raiding a Saturday night bush party outside Ottawa, managed to get herself shot instead. The only question remaining now is this: Who shot her? The rookie constable with just 3 years on the job called for backup after the gunshot and, while she never made any mention of shooting herself in that call for backup, didn’t set … [Read more...]