Restaurant employee dies following unintentional shooting

An employee of a Mexican restaurant in Canal Fulton, Ohio was the victim of an unintentional shooting. 25-year-old Alejandro Martinez was shot in the left shoulder and later died at Mercy Medical Center.
Police were called as the restaurant was closing just after seven p.m. Sunday night. They have deemed the shooting accidental but arrested two other restaurant employees. Martinez was shot by his 20-year-old co-worker, who was charged with reckless homicide and possession of a firearm in a liquor establishment. A second suspect was arrested on a felony charge of tampering with evidence after trying to conceal the gun.
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Man tells police he is sorry for shooting his brother's finance

A South Carolina man apologized for fatally shooting his brother's finance. He told police that the finance had asked to see the revolver. He unloaded the gun but didn't see there was still a round in the chamber. The gun fired while he was attempting to uncock the gun, hitting the woman in the back of the head.
The woman's father asked police to set bail as high as possible, noting that the defendant "has a habit of playing with guns."
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14-year-old shoots friend while playing with a gun

A 14-year-old Mississippi girl unintentionally shot and killed her 14-year--old friend while playing with a gun. The boy died from a gunshot to the head.
Police are trying to determine how the girl got the gun. She was one of several teens at her house who had played with the gun. The girl's mother was not home because she was in jail.
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Boy trips, shoots dad in stomach

A father and son were target shooting in Idaho. The boy, 15, was walking when he tripped. As he fell he unintentionally discharged the .22 pistol he was carrying. The bullet hit his 43-year-old father in the stomach.
The father was airlifted to a hospital in Boise.
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83-year-old arrested in accidental shooting

An 83-year-old California man was arrested after a loaded gun in his gym bag unintentionally fired a shot in a 24 Hour Fitness gym. Police said the man had a handgun inside his gym bag that accidentally fired a shot into the wall of the men's locker room at the gym.
The man was arrested and charged with suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm in a negligent manner, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, and carrying a loaded firearm in public.
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Open carry advocate shoots ceiling at local Walmart

30-year-old David Walter strolled into his local Walmart with a semi-automatic handgun in a holster strapped to his hip. (He was also wearing an Arizona Department of Corrections shirt. According to the Department he had never worked for them, but had once attended two weeks of a longer training session.)
Witnesses said as Walter walked through the store he repeatedly messed with his gun, taking it in and out of the holster, taking the magazine in and out of the handgun. As he stood in the checkout lane he again pulled the gun from his holster. The magazine fell to the floor and when he inserted it back into the gun the gun discharged, firing a round into the ceiling.
It should be noted that Walter broke no law by walking into Walmart with a gun openly visible on his hip. In fact, some form of open carry is legal in over 40 states.
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Man waiting in car at gas station unintentionally shoots self

A 21-year-old Michigan man shot himself in the leg while his family was stopped at a local gas station. The man was sitting in the backseat of his father's pick-up truck while his father was pumping gas when he unintentionally shot himself with his father's 40-caliber Glock handgun.
The father rushed his son to the local hospital were he is listed in good condition. Both father and son have licenses to carry a concealed weapon.
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Two boys find a loaded rifle.......

11-year-old Hunter and his 13-year-old cousin were playing in the barn, waiting to go on an Easter egg hunt. The two found a rifle and the 13-year-old unintentionally shot Hunter in the arm. The bullet went through his arm and into his side. Less than five hours later, Hunter was dead.
According to a North Carolina Sheriff, the gun's owner won't face charges because the rifle was not found in the house. However, it is possible the 13-year-old could face charges pending the outcome of the investigation.
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Two injured in unintentional highway shooting

A man playing with a gun in a car on Utah Interstate 15 unintentionally shot himself and the man driving the car. The two are students at Brigham Young University and were going to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints General Conference.
The shot from the Glock handgun hit the shooter in the left hand and the driver in the forearm. The driver pulled the car over and waited for emergency services to arrive.
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Pipe bomb found by police responding to accidental shooting

Texas sheriffs responding to a call of an accidental shooting found more than just a wounded teenage boy.
A 14-year-old male was shot in the leg with a 12-gauge shotgun. He was transported to a San Antonio hospital.
Authorities continuing their investigation also found a pipe bomb at the home. They cleared the area and brought in the bomb squad to deal with the explosive device.
The sheriff said there was only the one pipe bomb and no other bombs or explosive materials were found.
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