Showing posts with label Gun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gun. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 July 2016

7 Year Old Kills House Help With Father’s Gun

Police in Abia State  are currently investigating the death of a female househelp allegedly killed by a toddler with his lawyer-father’s gun in Aba. 

Meanwhile, security agents in the state have launched efforts to rescue a kidnapped Medical Director of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. 

Though information about the death of the househelp is still sketchy, it was gathered that the lawyer’s child, said to be about seven years old, jokingly shot dead their house help with his father’s gun. 

Thursday, 10 March 2016

Pro-Gun Activist Gets Shot By Her 4 Year Old Son

A gun activist, so hype about firearms that she taught her toddler son how to handle a .22, was unsurprisingly shot by her four-year-old while riding in a car on the way to a family member’s house. Apparently she taught him what he was doing just a little too well…
MailOnline: A high-profile pro-gun activist was shot in the back by her four-year-old son after he found her pistol lying on the back seat of her truck just 24 hours after he boasted about his shooting skills online.
Jamie Gilt, 31, who posts about firearms on her social media accounts was driving through Putnam County, Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday in her truck when she was wounded after the toddler picked up the weapon and shot her in the back.

Friday, 18 April 2014

Policeman Shoots Dead Wife Before Turning The Gun On Himself In Murder-Suicide

According to NY Daily News: An Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer broke into his estranged wife’s home Thursday evening and shot her dead before turning the gun on himself, police said.

“It’s a very difficult day in the city of Indianapolis,” Mayor Greg Ballard said at a 9:30 p.m. press conference. “We have lost two of our own. This one hurts deeply. This one hurts very deeply.”

Sgt. Ryan Anders forced his way into the back door of Officer Kim Carmack’s home on Inishmore Way on the city’s west side around 5:40 p.m., police Chief Rick Hite said.

Neighbors called police after hearing gunshots, and a responding SWAT team found the two dead inside.

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Man Shoots Son-In-Law With Flare Gun To Watch Him Burn To Death

According to ABC Arizona: Police arrested a Mesa man suspected of shooting his son-in-law with a flare gun and attempting to stab him with a folding pocket knife Saturday morning near Alma School and Pecos Roads in Chandler.

George Brown, 66, was involved in a domestic dispute in front of the victim’s home when the dispute turned violent, police said.

The victim was shot in the abdomen with the flare gun causing an open wound with burns, police said.

Monday, 7 April 2014

2-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots And Kills His 11-Year-Old Sister With Gun

According NBC Philadelphia: Police say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old sister in their Mantua home while their mother was just down the hall in the bathroom.

Investigators say 11-year-old Jamara Stevens was killed when she and her three siblings, a 14-year-old boy, 7-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy, were playing with a .357 caliber handgun with an 8-inch barrel in their home on the 3800 block of Wallace Street just before 10 a.m. Saturday.

Tiffany Goldwire and her four children were in her bedroom, when she went to use the bathroom, according to police.

Saturday, 8 March 2014

Woman Shot Dead By Gun Hidden Inside Sock

A Chicago woman has been killed after a gun that was hidden among donated clothes accidentally went off, hitting her in the chest.

Carmen Dominguez was working at the charity clothing store in Chicago's Washington Heights neighbourhood when a co-worker picked up a sock.

A .22-caliber gun inside the sock fell into the co-worker's hand, and accidentally fired.

"Preliminary indications during the course of the investigation are that this is a tragic, accidental incident," police said in a statement.

Ms Dominguez, 54, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.

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Thursday, 24 October 2013

Robbers On Power Bikes Attack Bullion Van


Commercial activities at Ijora Badia, in the Apapa area of Lagos State, came to a halt on Wednesday when policemen and robbers engaged in a gun duel. It's learnt that the robbers, who had arrived Marine Bridge on several power bikes, dislodged a bullion van laden conveying a huge amount of money from its escort vehicle by opening fire at them.
It was said that the robbers started shooting sporadically into the air to scare motorists and residents, and attempted to escape with the bullion van. Their progress was said to have been slowed down by heavy traffic.
Divisional Police Officer, Apapa, Usman Ndanbabo, and policemen from the Area B Command arrived at the scene after being alerted by the sound of gunfire. The robbers reportedly disembarked from the bullion van and engaged the police in a shootout.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

2-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Shooting Himself In The Mouth


A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina is expected to survive after shooting himself with his father’s gun over the weekend.
Randolph County deputies said that the toddler found the handgun in his parents’ room at their home just outside Asheboro around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The boy put the gun in his mouth and fired it.
According to WGHP, the boy was listed in critical condition Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem on Sunday, but was expected to live.
“The bullet missed all the vital arteries there in the neck in the head and also missed the spinal cords, so I said it’s a miracle the child is still with us,” Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Captain Derrick Hill explained to WGHP.

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

13-Year-Old Boy Shoots His 6-Year-Old Sister While Playing Hide And Go Seek


Homicide detectives in Broward County, Florida are talking with a 13-year-old boy who they believe shot his 6-year-old sister.
According to NBC Miami, the shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. in Oakland Park on Saturday night.
“They were playing hide and go seek. I don’t know how it went down but he shot his sister,” neighbor Peter Milano explained.
“They just carried her out in her hands and you can tell above her chest area she had a hole where she was shot,” neighbor Justin Latoutrrette told WSVN.
Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Dani Moschella said that the two children were at home alone when the incident happened.
“We just don’t know at this point if this was an accident or if it was intentional,” Moschella said.