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Suit Alleges Agency Liable in Accidental Child Shooting Due to Home Office

The parents of a Maine three-year old boy who accidentally shot himself with a loaded pistol filed a negligence suit against the owner of a Vermont home where the boy found the gun while on a visit. The boy’s family …

Mother Charged After Florida Toddler Fatally Shoots Father

A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday. Reggie Mabry, 26, was fatally shot late last month while he …

Ski Mask and Assault-Rifle Water Gun Prank Leads to Killing of Mississippi Teen

A teen in Mississippi shot and killed another teen who approached his home with a toy gun that looked like an assault rifle while wearing a ski mask, authorities said. The teen killed was one of thee people who approached …

Florida Police Chief Not Guilty of Negligence in Fatal Citizens Academy Exercise

Jurors have found a Florida police chief not guilty of culpable negligence in the death of a woman who was accidentally shot during a citizens academy “shoot/don’t shoot” exercise. News outlets report that Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis was …

Florida Officer, Chief Charged Over Citizens Academy Fatality

Prosecutors in southwest Florida have filed charges against an officer who accidentally shot a woman to death during a citizens academy “shoot/don’t shoot” exercise, as well as the officer’s boss. State Attorney Stephen Russell announced Wednesday that Punta Gorda Police …

Customer in Florida Salon Injured by Gunshot from Next-Door Gun Store

A customer at a nail salon in Florida was accidentally shot after an employee of a gun store next-door inadvertently discharged a gun. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 19-year-old Yaminah Gilbert was shot in …

Florida Woman Killed by Officer During Citizens Academy

A police “shoot/don’t shoot” demonstration in Florida went shockingly awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old former librarian with what police said was real ammunition used by mistake at an event designed to bring police and the public …

Settlement Reached in Accidental Wild West Show Shooting in New Jersey

The legal battle over an accidental shooting at a Wild West theme park in New Jersey that left an actor partially paralyzed has ended with a settlement of nearly $2 million. The New Jersey Herald reports the actor, Scott Harris, …