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4-Year-Old Dies After Finding Mother's Gun in Closet

An unsecured handgun in the home prompted a criminal review by the Harris County District Attorney.

3-Year-Old Seriously Hurt After Finding Gun in Parked Vehicle, Hooksett Police Say

4-Year-Old Finds Unsecured Gun in Car and Kills 2-Year-Old Relative in Kissimmee

Canadian Tourist Killed by Alleged Accidental Rifle Discharge in Kruger Park

Delhi Man Dies After Self-Inflicted Gunshot on Camera, Cousin Who Owned Pistol Arrested

Detroit 6-Year-Old Killed in Parked Car With Unsecured Gun as Police Investigate

Border Police Recruit, 18, Dies in Suspected Accidental Shooting in Azor

6-Year-Old Dies in Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Montgomery Village Home

Teenager Dies in Accidental Shooting at VDG Member’s Home in Kishtwar

Police Open Probe After Hunter Shoots Walker He Mistook for Wild Boar in Lower Saxony

Punjab NRI Dies After Holstered Pistol Fires at Home; Police Say Early Probe Indicates Accident

Two Boys Killed After Licensed Gun Discharges at Pre‑Wedding Event in Etah

Boy, 9, Critically Injured After Accidental Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Saint-Doulchard

Shillington Police Investigate Reported Dog-Triggered Shotgun Discharge That Injured Owner

Coroner Rules Columbus State Lecturer’s Shooting an Accidental Killing by Roommate

Father to Appear in Court After 11-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Farmworker in Limpopo

Columbus Toddler’s Fatal Shooting Leads to Charges as Community Grieves

Special Forces Soldier Gets Suspended Term for Live-Round Shooting During 2019 Drill

Illinois Father Charged After Bullet Fired at Bird Kills 14-Year-Old Daughter

Sirsi Farm Death: Caretaker, Owner Booked After 9-Year-Old Shot With Air Gun