Man who sleeps with gun under pillow for safety shoots himself in his sleep

A 78-year-old Plant City, Florida man told police he had a bad dream and that when he woke up he discovered he had been shot.  The man, who police have not identified, sleeps with a loaded Smith & Wesson .357 handgun under his pillow for protection.  He unintentionally shot himself while sleeping, the bullet took off the tip of his finger.
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Homeowner shot with his own gun while confronting burglars

A McKinney, Texas homeowner is in critical condition in Parkland Memorial Hospital after being shot with his own gun while confronting burglars in his home. The victim, who has not been identified, told police he found three unidentified males in his house at 3:30 in the morning and confronted them with a handgun. The suspects began to struggle with the homeowner and the gun either unintentionally discharged or the suspects shot the homeowner with his own weapon. The victim was shot in the upper left torso. He was first transported to Medical Center in McKinney and later to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for treatment. He was initially listed in serious condition but doctors have since changed his condition to critical.
Police do not currently have any suspects. They report that crime is relatively low in that area, with only one other robbery in the last year.
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2 1/2 year old boy gets hold of father's gun, shoots and kills mother

Troy Bailey, of Miramar, Florida called 911 seeking help. He told the dispatcher that his two-and-a-half year old son had grabbed his 9mm Glock semi-automatic handgun and shot his mother, 33-year-old Julia Bennett. "Oh God, I can't believe this," Bailey said. "He shot his mom. God in heaven, help me please." Julia died before emergency help arrived.
According to police reports, Bailey left the loaded handgun in reach of the child. It was also reported that Bailey has a concealed weapons permit. A judge has placed the boy in the care of his maternal aunts. Bailey is not allowed contact without state permission. The investigation into the shooting is on-going. Bailey has been questioned by police but has not been charged. At minimum, he could be charged with negligence for leaving the gun in the boy's reach.
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Father trying to fix pistol unintentionally shoots 11-year-old daughter in the head

Jesse Montanye was target practicing outside his home near Braham, Minnesota when his .22-calbier pistol jammed. He brought the gun inside to try and fix it and unintentionally discharged the gun. The bullet hit his 11-year-old daughter, Maddy, in the head. Jesse was in the living room and Maddy was seated at the kitchen table when the gun discharged.
Maddy is in critical condition and is currently in a medically induced coma. Her grandmother tells reporters that Jesse is devastated.
Too sad.

9-year-old girl caught in crossfire outside neighborhood store

On Saturday afternoon a 9-year-old Birmingham, Alabama girl was leaving a neighborhood store with her father when they stepped in the middle of a fight. 32-year-old Jeffery Matthews was attempting to shoot another man but the bullet struck the little girl instead. She was hit in the side and taken to a local hospital where she is expected to recover from her injuries.
Matthews has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and assault. His mother has also been charged with hindering prosecution after Matthews was found hiding in her apartment.
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Quran-burning Florida preacher unintentionally fires gun in Michigan parking lot

59-year-old Terry Jones, the minister of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida was in Michigan trying to put together an anti-Muslim rally. Jones gained national recognition for threatening to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11. Last month his church held a mock trial, declared the Muslim text guilty of crimes, and burned a copy of the holy book.
Jones was getting in the passenger side of his car after giving an interview at a Southfield, Michigan television studio, when his .40-caliber Taurus handgun unintentionally discharged. According to a police spokesperson, "Officers heard a gunshot, approached the vehicle, asked Mr. Jones is he was okay. He was, and they also observed he had a gun in his hand."
Both Jones and his driver had guns on them. They both have concealed weapons permits from Florida which are recognized in Michigan. When asked about the incident Jones told reporters that he had been up since 4:30 a.m. and firing his gun was "an accident."
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Guy with new handgun unintentionally shoots friend

18-year-old Michale Marin of Vero Beach, Florida was hanging out at his apartment on a Friday night with friends. He started telling them about his new 9mm handgun. He had the gun a few weeks, but hadn't fired it yet. Marin brought the gun out, showing off how it worked, passing it around. When he took the gun back, thinking the safety was on, he squeezed the trigger. The gun fired. The bullet hit his friend, passing through his abdomen and intestines. He is being treated at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center.
Marin was arrested and charged with misdemeanor culpable negligence and improper exhibition of a weapon. Bail was set at $2000.
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Soldier shoots wife while cleaning gun, makes up story about robbery to cover up

21-year-old Kyle Labrosse, an active-duty Army soldier stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, was cleaning his .45-caliber handgun, preparing to go to the shooting range, when he unintentionally discharged the gun. The bullet hit his wife, passing through her breast, and then proceeded through the floor of the apartment and into the apartment below. Steven Brawn was sitting on his couch, watching tv when the bullet landed on a chair about six feet away. "It was pretty simultaneous, the sound and the bullet," Brawn said. "It had slowed down enough where I could kind of see it out of the corner of my eye."
Kyle's father called the police to report the shooting. When the police entered Kyle's apartment they found military camouflage clothing on the floor, a number of weapons in the living room and an expended .45 cartridge.
Fearing the accident would jeopardize his military career, Kyle and his wife had left the apartment before the police arrived and had called police and made up a story about being victims of an armed robbery.
Kyle's wife was treated at a hospital and released. Kyle was arrested and charged with third-degree assault.
"This is somebody who is trained in the use of weapons, how to handle weapons, how to manipulate weapons. Yet he does it in an unsafe manner," said police. "It's just a miracle that his wife wasn't shot in the head."
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Argument over cell phone ends when gun unintentionally fires during struggle, wounding two brothers

Two brothers, Pretson and Phillip Wilson, were visiting 60-year-old Darrell Laffoon at his home in Beaverton, Oregon. An argument over a cell phone started between the brothers. Laffoon decided to break up the fight by pulling out his 9mm handgun. A struggle over the gun ensued and the gun discharged. Both brothers were struck by the bullet. Preston was treated and released for a gunshot wound to his finger and face. Phillip remains hospitalized, in critical condition, with a gunshot wound to his head.
Laffoon was arrested and charged with first-dgree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Laffoon has a concealed weapons permit. Police said alcohol was likely a factor.
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6-year-old brings gun to school. Three injured when gun unintentionally discharges.

A 6-year-old kindergarten boy brought a loaded handgun with him to school in Houston, Texas. The gun fell out of the child's pocket on to the cafeteria floor and discharged. Three students were injured by the bullet and bullet fragments. The boy was wounded in the foot, another 6-year-old boy was wounded in the leg and a 5-year-old girl was wounded in the foot. The injuries are not considered life-threatening.
A 5-year-old girl who was sitting at the same table as the boy with the gun told reporters about hearing the gun go off. "I knew it was a gun because a gun goes 'pow'" she said. "I got really scared."
Police are trying to determine where the child got the gun.
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