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A 9-year-old child was shot inside a home in North County, St. Louis, when someone outside fired several shots, causing non-life-threatening injuries. This incident follows the tragic accidental shooting of a 7-year-old boy who found a gun and fatally shot himself in Berkeley just two days prior.
A 7-year-old boy was shot and killed, and his grandfather was injured, during a dispute over jet skis in Florida on the Fourth of July. The argument escalated into gunfire, with members from each group opening fire. The boy was shot in the head and his grandfather was shot in the hand. Police are still investigating and have not yet identified any suspects. The incident occurred just days after a new law allowing people to carry guns without a concealed weapons permit went into effect in Florida.
A 10-year-old child was shot on the southeast side of Indianapolis, and has been taken to a local hospital. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department believes the shooting was accidental. No further information has been provided.
A child was shot and critically injured in north St. Louis County on Saturday afternoon. Police responded to a Shot Spotter alert and found the child outside with a gunshot wound. The child was rushed to a hospital for treatment and no one else was hurt. The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the incident and no suspect information has been released yet.
The family of an 11-year-old boy shot by police in Mississippi is demanding a "full and transparent" investigation into the incident. Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest inside his home on Saturday after he called 911 for a domestic disturbance. The officer who shot him has been placed on leave. The family is calling for the body-camera footage to be released and for the police officer involved to be fired. The child's mother and lawyer plan to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, the officer, and the chief of police.
Nakala Murry is demanding the firing and prosecution of a Mississippi police officer, Greg Capers, who shot her 11-year-old son, Aderrien, during a domestic disturbance call. Murry claims that Capers shot her son in the chest despite being told three times that there were no weapons involved. Capers has been suspended from the force as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation probes the officer-involved shooting. The family is demanding justice and immediate termination of Capers.
An 11-year-old boy in Mississippi who called the police for help during a domestic disturbance was shot in the chest by an officer who arrived at his home. The officer has been placed on leave as the shooting is investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The boy has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. His mother has called for the officer to be fired and charged, and a rally is planned for Saturday to demand justice.
A two-year-old child was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being grazed by a bullet in the face, possibly while playing with a handgun in the kitchen area of a North Side home in San Antonio. It is unclear how the child got access to the gun, and detectives are investigating whether the child accidentally set off the gun or if someone else in the house set it off. The child's father was inside the home but did not hear the gun go off. Authorities are working to obtain a search warrant for further investigation.
A 3-year-old boy was shot in the cheek in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighborhood. Meeka Outlaw, a teacher and fellow mom, jumped into action to help save the child by driving him and his mother to a nearby fire station. The boy was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical but stable condition. Police have not made any arrests, and evidence suggests the shooting occurred inside a property. Outlaw expressed exhaustion with the gun violence in her city and hopes the child recovers.
Philadelphia's homicide count for 2021 has surpassed 100 after a violent weekend involving a quadruple shooting that killed two people. A 12-year-old was also shot by his 10-year-old brother and is in stable condition. The police department is investigating three additional shootings from the weekend. Although the number of gun fatalities is lower than last year, gun violence continues to plague the city.