The Kentucky State Police say a 7-year-old boy accidentally shöt and kílled a 5-year-old boy on June 19, 2023, Monday. At 5:30 p.m., police were called to a Jackson County home where a child had been shöt. They tried to save the child, but it was too late. Phil Pendleton Tweeted about the news.
You can see his Tweet below:
5 year old shot to death by 7 year old in Jackson County home, safety advocates say accidents like this are very preventable, and one lawmaker say he’s tried pushing for legislation to help. More at 11pm @WKYT @WYMT pic.twitter.com/MhqyOPazEr
— Phil Pendleton (@philtvnews) June 20, 2023
“Foul play is not suspected,” said the police statement. A Pew Research study of CDC data found that gùns kill more children and teens in the U.S. than anything else. The number of gùn deaths has gone up by 50% in just two years.
The Increasing Gùn Violence
The Gùn Violence Archive says that more than 800 children and teens have been kílled by gùns so far this year. This number includes both murders and deaths. This is just one of the many times kids have accidentally shöt each other this month.
Let’s see some more similar Shoötíngs cases and what impact they left on the victim’s loved ones:
- Us Mṵrders: Separate Shoötíngs Leave 8 Dead In California, Chicago, And Lowa
- After Shoötíngs, Alabama Forward Darius Miles Is Charged With Capital Mṵrder
This month, a 4-year-old girl in Illinois was kílled by another child who accidentally shöt her.
A week later, a 6-year-old boy in Detroit got a gùn and shöt his 1-year-old brother twice. The sister was taken to the hospital, but they were okay.
In Tennessee, a 3-year-old boy shöt and kílled himself by mistake the first week of June.
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