9-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself In The Chest While Playing With A Gun
A 9-year-old Detroit boy found a gun and “accidentally” shot himself with the inanimate object at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
A nearby neighbor, Eugene Matthews, says he saw a 13-year-old run to his house begging for help.
The 9-year-old was reportedly home alone with a 10-year-old at the time of the shooting.
According to WXYZ, this marks the third instance in the past two weeks that a child found a gun at home and accidentally shot themselves.
In the other two shootings, the parents were charged with child abuse.
It’s not clear if authorities will pursue charges against the mother of the 9-year-old. The boy is dead.
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24 responses to 9-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself In The Chest While Playing With A Gun
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abbyjo2001 November 9th, 2014 at 16:47
That’s terrible, if there was any justice he would have accidently shot the dumb ass that left the gun lying around.
tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 19:07
Couldn’t find them!
abbyjo2001 November 9th, 2014 at 17:47
That’s terrible, if there was any justice he would have accidently shot the dumb ass that left the gun lying around.
tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 20:07
Couldn’t find them!
whatthe46 November 9th, 2014 at 16:52
poor baby. how’d owning that gun work out for ya? another irresponsible gun owner. geez.
whatthe46 November 9th, 2014 at 17:52
poor baby. how’d owning that gun work out for ya? another irresponsible gun owner. geez.
edmeyer_able November 9th, 2014 at 17:01
R.I.P. son, praying charges will be forthcoming.
edmeyer_able November 9th, 2014 at 18:01
R.I.P. son, praying charges will be forthcoming.
Jones November 9th, 2014 at 17:08
Tragic and frequent.
“Injuries from firearms send an estimated 7,000 kids to the ER every year, and an additional 3,000 children die from gunshot wounds before they can get to a hospital, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Doctors are pointing to the new data as further evidence of the serious public health toll that gun violence takes on America’s youth. ”
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/27/3206581/kids-gun-violence-killed-injuries/
M D Reese November 9th, 2014 at 19:19
And thanks to the NRA and its sock puppets in Congress, the CDC isn’t allowed to study one of the #1 health problems in our country.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-ban-gun-research-caused-lasting-damage/story?id=18909347
Jones November 9th, 2014 at 18:08
Tragic and frequent.
“Injuries from firearms send an estimated 7,000 kids to the ER every year, and an additional 3,000 children die from gunshot wounds before they can get to a hospital, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Doctors are pointing to the new data as further evidence of the serious public health toll that gun violence takes on America’s youth. ”
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/27/3206581/kids-gun-violence-killed-injuries/
M D Reese November 9th, 2014 at 20:19
And thanks to the NRA and its sock puppets in Congress, the CDC isn’t allowed to study one of the #1 health problems in our country.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-ban-gun-research-caused-lasting-damage/story?id=18909347
Kim Serrahn November 9th, 2014 at 18:13
Don’t they know anything about locks and unloaded guns. I can only hope they have nightmares about him all theirs lives.
Kim Serrahn November 9th, 2014 at 19:13
Don’t they know anything about locks and unloaded guns. I can only hope they have nightmares about him all theirs lives.
tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 19:11
Two young children home alone with an easily grabbed, loaded gun? How is this not criminal negligence on the part of the absent adult(s)
??
BTW, Thank’s NRA for more dead children due to your guns anywhere, anytime, for anything policies that have made tragedies like this possible, and all too common!
tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 20:11
Two young children home alone with an easily grabbed, loaded gun? How is this not criminal negligence on the part of the absent adult(s)
??
BTW, Thank’s NRA for more dead children due to your guns anywhere, anytime, for anything policies that have made tragedies like this possible, and all too common!
M D Reese November 9th, 2014 at 19:14
Another day, another family’s life changed forever due to the easy access to firearms. Thank you, NRA. We couldn’t have gotten to this point without you.
M D Reese November 9th, 2014 at 20:14
Another day, another family’s life changed forever due to the easy access to firearms. Thank you, NRA. We couldn’t have gotten to this point without you.
KB723 November 9th, 2014 at 19:29
Perhaps ‘Child Endangerment’ would seem suitable as well??? People need to grow up, I rarely see child overdoses due to parents not leaving their meds where they are not easily accessible….
KB723 November 9th, 2014 at 20:29
Perhaps ‘Child Endangerment’ would seem suitable as well??? People need to grow up, I rarely see child overdoses due to parents not leaving their meds where they are not easily accessible….
bpollen November 10th, 2014 at 06:10
God, this stuff rips my heart out.
bpollen November 10th, 2014 at 07:10
God, this stuff rips my heart out.
Kara November 10th, 2014 at 15:29
Fla charged a woman with felony child abuse for letting a 12 yr old drive – its the very least a parent should get when their neglect causes the death of their child. What a shame this boy will never grow up, who knows what his destiny could have been. Shameful.
Kara November 10th, 2014 at 16:29
Fla charged a woman with felony child abuse for letting a 12 yr old drive – its the very least a parent should get when their neglect causes the death of their child. What a shame this boy will never grow up, who knows what his destiny could have been. Shameful.