As von Clownstick might say, 'Even a judge can get the Two Amendment wrong. Saad!' GunFAIL CLXXXII
By David Waldman
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Another ugly week, by the numbers. But then, they’re all pretty ugly. Twenty-three people accidentally shot themselves, 12 kids were accidentally shot, nine GunFAIL incidents resulted in fatalities, and seven people accidentally shot family members. And in one rather odd spike, eight people accidentally fired guns while out and about,shopping, dining, or otherwise availing themselves of public services, but five of the eight accidents happened in hotel rooms, with two of the five incidents involving bullets passing through the walls into the next units.
The rest of the week’s GunFAILs included your routine mix of gun range accidents (two), imaginary intruders (two), real intruders who weren’t shot while roommates were accidentally shot instead (one), security guards (one) and law enforcement officers (two) who accidentally fired their weapons, hunting accidents (one), and of course, people who accidentally fired their guns because they were cleaning (or “inspecting”) them while they were still loaded (five).
Plenty of oddities among the GunFAILs this week, too. Out in Idaho, a member of the III%er militia took his 12-year-old daughter with him to the local gun range for a militia meeting, after which someone clearing a weapon accidentally fired a round which ricocheted off a metal table and struck the girl in the stomach. It will surprise no one to learn that the “militia” are no better with their guns than anyone else. Another semi-political GunFAIL gives us our post title this week, thanks to Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Henry Saad getting stopped with a loaded revolver in his luggage at the Detroit Metro Airport. You may remember Saad as one of the two judges not given a vote and eventually confirmed in 2005, following the infamous “Gang of 14” agreement that defused a Republican threat to use the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster on judicial nominations. Heh.
In the “places there shouldn’t be a gun, because problems are just too predictable” category: the Chico State fraternity member who accidentally shot himself in the hand in the Alpha Gamma Rho house, and the woman sleeping in a motel with a gun under her pillow who thought she heard a noise and then accidentally shot herself in the chest while grabbing it.
Lastly, from South Dakota we have the story of the latest armed teacher to accidentally shoot himself, though at least it wasn’t in school this time. It’s unclear from the story whether this third-grade teacher regularly brought the weapon with him to school, but it was allegedly in the pocket of a coat he dropped while at home at 6:20 PM on a Friday night, and he got a 9mm hole from his stomach up through the back of his left shoulder for his trouble. The Bon Homme County Sheriff reassures us that this is “just a freak accident,” though. No need to worry about teachers who carry guns that fire when the coat it’s in drops to the floor. It’s all good from this point on, mathematically speaking. It’s not like a coat can fall twice, right?
Find the full list of nearly 50 GunFAIL mishaps for the week below the fold.
PHOENIX, AZ, 2/21/16: Phoenix police say a man has been arrested in the apparently accidental shooting of a 12-year-old boy believed to be the man’s nephew. Sgt. Jonathan Howard says 29-year-old Robert Chavez was arrested Monday in the shooting of the boy late Sunday. According to Howard, investigators determined that Chavez was showing the boy a gun when it discharged and wounded the boy. The boy was hospitalized in critical condition but Howard says his prognosis is improving. Howard says Chavez is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and of misconduct Involving weapons. Chavez remains jailed and it’s not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
BRUNSWICK, ME, 2/21/16: Brunswick police are investigating an accidental shooting Sunday night that sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Brunswick fire and police responded to 8 Guadalcanal Drive for the shooting at 8:57 PM. Officers arrived at the residence to find two injured men and administered first aid until medical personnel arrived. According to Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan, a 29-year-old West Bath man showed a 28-year-old Brunswick man his unloaded Sig Sauer 9 millimeter handgun. When the West Bath man reloaded the weapon, “it fired a round that went through his hand,” Hagan states in a press release. “The round then continued through the other parties’ leg, and struck a refrigerator in the residence.” The 29-year-old of West Bath who fired the gun was transported to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with a gunshot wound to his hand. The 28-year-old Brunswick man was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland with a gunshot wound to his leg. Neither injury is considered life threatening. The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time. Police did not release the names of either of the men who were shot with the single bullet. Hagan said there were at least seven people at the party and the man who fired the gun had been drinking alcohol. He could not say if alcohol is a factor at this point but stressed, “Obviously anyone who has had any amount of alcohol should not be handling a firearm.” Hagan said both injured men were guests at the gathering. The Brunswick man who was shot in the leg had first showed the West Bath man his firearm, and the West Bath man in turn showed the Brunswick man his weapon. It was unclear if both men normally carry firearms. There was no confrontation involved, Hagan said.
HARTSVILLE, IN, 2/21/16: A 6-year-old in Bartholomew County accidentally shot and killed his father. The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a person shot around 9:15 PM. Sunday in the 200 block of Clinton Street in Hartsville. On arrival, deputies found James Lonaker, 62, with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Lonaker was flown by helicopter to Methodist Hospital, but he died en route. Investigators believe Lonaker’s 6-year-old son accidentally shot his father when he picked up an unsecured .38 caliber revolver and fired a shot. Lonaker’s wife and one-year old infant child were also in the house, but they were not injured. Sheriff Matt Myers calls the shooting a tragic accident. “This is a tragedy that is told and retold all across the country and a tragedy that is easily avoided. I urge every responsible gun owner and parent to take this tragedy to heart,” said Sheriff Matt Myers. “Many firearms accidents in the home can be prevented simply by making sure that firearms are kept unloaded and safely stored, with ammunition secured in a separate location. Please keep your guns in a secure location out of reach of children.”
PHILADELPHIA, MS, 2/21/16: A teenager was fatally shot Sunday afternoon, inside a vehicle parked at the Golden Moon Casino. The Neshoba County Sheriff's Department and tribal police responded. "When officers arrived on scene they found the victim, which is a 14-year-old male from Scott County. He received a single gunshot wound," says Sheriff Tommy Waddell. Waddell is currently ruling the death accidental. "At this time, we believe the victim found a .357 revolver that was in the console. He was playing with the gun when it discharged," says Waddell. The sheriff's department obtained surveillance video from the casino and spoke with the victim's sibling that was in the car at the time to determine what happened. "The sibling is actually the one that went into the casino and summoned the parents on what had taken place," says Waddell. Sheriff Waddell says the children were left in the vehicle for roughly 15 minutes before the incident occurred. The gunshot wound is believed to be self-inflicted, but officials are awaiting the autopsy results. "At this time we believe it was completely an accidental shooting," says Waddell.
RUPERT, ID, 2/21/16: A Burley girl was accidentally shot Sunday at the Rupert Gun Range. Minidoka County Sheriff Eric Snarr said in a statement that the 12-year-old girl was shot at 2:19 PM and was taken by ambulance to Minidoka Memorial Hospital. She was then taken by helicopter to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. Snarr said the girl’s mother reported that she was in stable condition Monday morning. The incident is still under investigation and no other details were released Monday. MORE: The daughter of a militia member was shot and wounded Sunday after a local meeting of the III% Idaho group. The 12-year-old girl, whose name was not released, was taken by helicopter to a hospital for treatment after the shooting at the Rupert Gun Range, reported the Twin Falls Times-News. Her mother said the girl was in stable condition Monday morning, and the shooting remains under investigation. It’s not clear who was handling the weapon when it fired, wounding the girl. Brandon Curtiss, the president of the state III% militia group, provided some details about the girl and the shooting in aFacebook post seeking donations for the wounded child’s family. He said militia group members wanted to take target practice after a county meeting of the militia group — which was involved in last month’s armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Curtiss said a militia member’s gun accidentally fired while cleaning the weapon, and the bullet struck a metal table beneath a shelter and ricocheted. The bullet struck the girl, who is the daughter of a militia group member, in the stomach and then exited her side. “It sounds as if she is going to be ok, she was able to tell (her father) she loved him as they were loading her into the helicopter,” Curtiss said. He urged group members to contribute to the III% Idaho group’s PayPal account and specify that their donations were intended for the girl’s family. A supporter of the group offered her prayers and said the shooting was “a reminder to watch your barrel discipline!” The III% Idaho group took part in the 2014 armed standoff at the Bundy ranch in Nevada, but Oregon militant leader Ammon Bundy rejected an offer for assistance from Curtiss after group members tried to provide security at the nature preserve occupation.
NEW HACKENSACK, NY, 2/21/16: State Police are investigating an incident Sunday evening in which a man apparently shot himself in the leg. The incident occurred in the woods off Meyers Corners Road. Details of the incident were not available Sunday night. A State Police spokeswoman said the injury did not appear to be life threatening.
LANSING, MI, 2/21/16: A 19-year-old man was charged Sunday in an accidental shooting during a small party, police said. Richard D. Simpson was handling a firearm during a party in the 17600 block of Henry Street in Lansing when the gun accidentally discharged and a person was struck, police said. Police were called to the house about 1:50 AM, detained the people in the house and located the person who had been shot at Community Hospital in Munster. The person's wound was not life-threatening, police said. A single spent bullet casing from a small-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene, police said. Simpson was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, police said.
DETROIT, MI, 2/21/16: A judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals was found with a loaded gun in his luggage at the Detroit Metro Airport. Sources tell FOX 2 that Judge Henry William Saad, 68, has been ticketed for carrying a loaded revolver in his carry-on luggage at the north terminal at 8:30 AM Sunday morning. The judge was ticketed and released.
CHICO, CA, 2/21/16: A man accidentally shot himself in the hand at a local fraternity house Sunday (Feb. 21), according to the Chico Police Department. Officers were dispatched to Enloe Medical Center at about 9 PM Sunday after a report of a negligent discharge of a firearm. The victim, who was not identified in the CPD’s media log or by CPD staff, told officers he was cleaning his .40-caliber handgun at the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house on Ivy Street when the weapon went off, wounding him in his hand. Alpha Gamma Rho is an agriculture-centered fraternity with 75 chapters nationwide. The local chapter is not currently recognized by Chico State, according to Joe Wills, director of public affairs at the university.
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 2/22/16: A woman was rushed to the hospital early this morning after police say she accidentally shot herself at a Birmingham motel. The shooting happened about 2:15 AM at Delux Inn & Suites on Crestwood Boulevard. The woman's toddler son was in the room at the time of the shooting but was not injured. Birmingham police Sgt. Rebecca Herrera said the woman was in the motel room when she thought she heard a noise. She grabbed her gun that was under her pillow, and somehow shot herself in the chest. The woman was taken to UAB Hospital. Her injuries could be life-threatening, but Herrera said the woman was in stable condition as of 3:15 AM. Another woman who was in the room was released from the scene. The baby's father came to pick him up and took him to the hospital.
MUSKOGEE, OK, 2/22/16: A Muskogee man arrived at about 7 PM to EASTAR Health System with a gunshot wound to his leg, said Muskogee Public Information Officer Lincoln Anderson. Ryan Hinkleman went to the hospital after an accidental shooting hit him in the leg. His wounds were non-life threatening, Anderson said. Hinkleman was shot at a residence at 612 Barclay Road, Anderson said. Anderson said it is not yet clear who shot Hinkleman. Police are investigating the matter. Hospital personnel reported the gunshot victim to investigators.
BAKERSFIELD, CA, 2/22/16: A woman was shot in the leg Monday morning at the Double Tree Inn. At about 8 AM, Bakersfield police officers were sent to a local hospital to check the welfare of an adult female who had been shot in the leg. The investigation revealed that the victim was inside of a hotel room at the Double Tree Inn when she was accidentally shot in the leg by a male acquaintance. Officers went to that room and located several firearms and drugs. They arrested Brandon Parker, 24, for various weapons and narcotics violations. It does not appear that Parker was the person who shot the victim.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 2/22/16: A man is under arrest, his brother recovering in the hospital after an accidental shooting in Colorado Springs. It happened just after 9:00 PM Monday on the 5400 block of N. Nevada ave. Colorado Springs police say the two brothers were cleaning their guns when one of them went off. When police got to the scene, they found four people in the apartment had been consuming alcohol. The man was shot in the arm and taken to the hospital. He's being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police say the man who fired the gun on accident is Matthew Spurling. He's being held at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center and is facing charges of second degree assault. There were no other injuries in the incident.
EPHRATA, WA, 2/22/16: 7:35 PM – Basin Street SW – Police responded to the Sunland Inn after a man accidentally shot himself in the hand while clearing a pistol inside a motel room.
MONCKS CORNER, SC, 2/22/16: A Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the hand. Authorities say the incident happened on Monday, February 22 at 2:16 PM. Lieutenant T. Boyd, a 19 year veteran with the Sheriff’s Office, was on duty at the Moss Grove Community Pool inspecting his service weapon when it went off. He initially went to drive himself to the hospital but then called for EMS, according to a news release. We’re told Boyd has more than 1,200 hours of training during his career. The incident is being reviewed by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office’s Professional Standards Unit.
FORESTBROOK, SC, 2/22/16: A Forestbrook area man, 39, accidently shot himself in the right calf with a handgun he was carrying while trying to let his dog out of a crate. According to the 5:30 PM report filed Feb. 22, the victim was fumbling with items in his hands when his other dog ran into him while he was trying to open the crate. The suspect drove himself to the hospital, the report said. The report also said the bullet hole in the wall confirmed the victim’s story.
GAINES CO., TX, 2/22/16: A Gaines County man was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital after he was accidentally shot in the face. On Monday afternoon, the Gaines County Sheriff’s Office was called out to the Seminole hospital on a report of a gunshot victim. The victim, 19, was then taken by helicopter to Lubbock. Authorities said they obtained a search warrant for the private residence on Texas Road #409 where the shooting took place. The Gaines County Sheriff’s Office spoke with witnesses, the shooter and the victim and concluded the incident was accidental. No foul play is suspected so no criminal charges are expected.
ABELINE, TX, 2/22/16: Abilene Police Department detectives arrested a 34-year-old man, Esequiel Anzo, yesterday evening for a shooting that took place at an Abilene motel, said a press release Friday. According to APD, on Monday, Feb. 22, at around 10:30 PM, police were dispatched to a motel in the 5600 block of South 1st St. in reference to an injured subject. This individual, a tenant in one of the rooms, had been shot in the back while resting on his bed. Emergency responders transported the man to a local hospital by ambulance. During the investigation, detectives learned someone had fired a shot from the adjacent room. The bullet went through the wall of the room and struck the victim in his back. The person in the adjacent room, later identified as Anzo, fled the scene prior to police arriving. Detectives discovered he had fired a round from a handgun into the headboard of his bed, striking the victim in his back. Anzo is now behind bars at Taylor County Jail. The investigation in this case is ongoing.
GREENEVILLE, TN, 2/22/16: City Building Official Jeff Woods is in stable condition in Johnson City Medical Center after an accidental shooting this morning.Greeneville police Detective Capt. Tim Davis said that about 10:30 AM, Woods was in the parking lot of the medical office of Dr. Philip Thwing, 400 Y St., when a .22-caliber handgun went off. Woods was outside the city-owned Jeep and the gun was in a coat pocket inside the vehicle when the weapon went off, Davis said. “He was standing outside of his car and the firearm was in the car and it discharged, striking him in the abdomen,” Davis said. Woods was able to walk into the doctor’s office and ask for help. He was taken to Laughlin Memorial Hospital by Greene County-Greeneville EMS and later flown by Wings Air Rescue to Johnson City Medical Center, where he was listed this afternoon in stable condition after surgery, Davis said. The gun may have discharged as Woods placed his coat on a seat of the Jeep as he got out of the vehicle, a city official said. “He was alert and talking to me (after the shooting),” Davis said. Davis said that Woods told him “the gun went off from inside the vehicle.” The gun is not city-issued. “We’re calling it an accidental discharge. He happened to be in the wrong place,” Davis said.UPDATE: Greeneville Building Official Jeff Woods died Saturday evening due to complications from a recent accidental gunshot wound, Greeneville Mayor W.T. Daniels said Sunday morning. Woods died at the Johnson City Medical Center, where he had been since sustaining a gunshot would in the abdomen on Feb. 22.
MEMPHIS, TN, 2/23/16: Gunshots rang out behind a Corky's Ribs & BBQ restaurant. The shooting happened around 10:30 AM near the drive-thru of the Cordova Corky's located on North Germantown Parkway. Investigators said a man accidentally shot himself while inside his car. He is in critical condition at this time. Witnesses said the man, who they identified as a Corky's employee, is expected to be OK. The restaurant is open for dine-in only. The drive-thru is closed.
ALTAMONT, UT, 2/23/16: A 61-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning after being involved in what appears to be an accidental shooting, officials said. Police responded to the L.C. Ranch near Altamont around 8:45 AM. Initial investigation shows that two men were practicing long-range shooting at the ranch's private shooting range while the victim was marking targets for them, according to Sheriff's Lt. Jeremy Curry with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office. As the result of a communication error between one of the shooters and the victim, the victim was shot and killed. The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. The name of the victim and the man who shot him are not being released at this time. The victim was taken to the Utah State Medical Examiner's office. More details will be posted as they become available. MORE: Police have identified the man killed Tuesday in an accidental shooting at a popular hunting destination in Duchesne County. Rocky Mecham, 61, of Mountain Home, Utah, was killed while shooting at targets with 64-year-old Greg Timothy, of Altamont, at the L.C. Ranch, about 30 miles northeast of Duchesne, Duchesne County sheriff's spokesman Jeremy Curry said.
GENEVA, NY, 2/23/16: A Penn Yan teen is in satisfactory condition at Strong Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning after accidentally shooting himself in the foot with a 12-gauge shotgun on Sunday morning in the town of Geneva. The 16-year-old had been hunting snow geese with several friends in a field at the corner of Armstrong Road and County Road 6 when he accidentally discharged the shotgun into his upper left foot, Ontario County sheriff’s deputies said. The teen had been using 3-inch steel shot BBs as ammunition, according to deputies. Potts was transported to Geneva General Hospital by private vehicle, then transported to Strong via Finger Lakes Ambulance. Due to the incident being a hunting accident, the case was turned over to the Environmental Conservation Police.
HOUSTON, TX, 2/23/16: A 20-year-old cleaning a handgun accidentally shot and killed his father Tuesday night in southeast Houston. According to authorities, Carlos Zetino Jr. accidentally shot his 39-year-old father, Carlos Zetino Sr., in the stomach at the home on Regal and Arrow Street. Carlos Zetino Sr. later died at the hospital. The son told Eyewitness News that they were trying to fix the firing pin on the gun when it went off. "The bullet went straight into his stomach," Carlos Zetino Jr. said. "From there we were trying to help him but we could tell he wasn't bleeding from the outside but from the inside." He says, along with his brother, they tried to save their father but he stopped breathing. "I love him and I miss him," he added. "I can't do nothing without him." Investigators ruled the shooting an accident.
ST. LOUIS, MO, 2/23/16: A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself while inside his friend's house Tuesday, police say. Officials responded to a local hospital Tuesday evening after a report that the teen had been a victim of a shooting. The investigation revealed the teen's injury was a result of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot. Police say the investigation revealed he shot himself while at a friend's house in the 900 block of Cass Avenue. The teen's injuries were not life threatening.
SANFORD, FL, 2/23/16: A man and a woman were arrested Tuesday on child neglect charges after investigators said a young girl was shot in the hand in a Sanford home. Aaron Davis, 26, and Devolia Sims, 23, are both charged with child neglect with great bodily harm, according to police. Davis is also charged with unsafe storage of a firearm. "They determined that the juvenile was unattended in a garage and appeared to have been accidentally shot by a firearm," Bianca Gillett, of the Sanford Police Department, said. Investigators said Davis and Sims rushed the child to Central Florida Regional Hospital, but their stories didn't match up when questioned. They said Sims said she was not in the garage in one statement and that she was in the garage in another. Police said Sims is the mother of the child. Police said they found drug paraphernalia and a number of storage units of ammunition in the garage of the home. The child’s maternal grandmother said the girl is still in the hospital and she will take care of her once she’s released. Davis and Sims were released on bond Wednesday. Police have not released the address where the incident occurred.
GOSHEN, IN, 2/23/16: Jonathan Yoder, 19, 12478 C.R. 34, Goshen, accidentally shot himself in the left hand while he cleaned his .40 caliber handgun at 8 PM Tuesday, according to Elkhart County police.
NEWNAN, GA, 2/23/16: One Newnan man was arrested after accidentally shooting his roommate and then lying to police about it. On Tuesday morning, Newnan Police responded to 61 Pinson St. in regards to a reported gunshot victim. Upon their arrival, police found the victim, Matthew Ashbaugh, lying on the floor with a single gunshot wound to his right leg. Also in the residence was his roommate, Jacob Coulter. Both men told police that Ashbaugh was shot by an unknown person who entered their home from a rear hallway door before leaving in the same way, according to Lt. Tate Washington with the Newnan Police Department. During the initial investigation, both men eventually changed their story – indicating the shooting by the unknown suspect was accidental. Emergency units then transported Ashbaugh to Piedmont Newnan while Coulter was escorted to the police department to give investigators a witness statement. Upon further investigation, police determined that Coulter was the person who shot his roommate. Coulter told police he was attempting to load and then unload the weapon when the gun fired accidentally, striking Ashbaugh in the leg. While officers were on scene at the Pinson Street resident, they observed drug paraphernalia in plain sight. After a warrant was executed on the home, police found the drug paraphernalia along with marijuana and the gun used in the shooting with the serial number removed, according to Washington. Coulter, 19, was arrested for marijuana possession and criminal use of article with altered ID. Police say the investigation is still active and are determining if and where the weapon used may have been stolen from.
COLUMBUS, GA, 2/24/16: Columbus police are investigating after an apparent gunshot was fired into the floor at a kiosk at Peachtree Mall Wednesday afternoon. Police Capt. Renee McAneny of the Patrol Services Division said no one was injured in the 7 PM shooting at 3131 Manchester Expressway. McAneny said police were only able to find a rip in the carpet but no casing or bullet was located. Someone was standing at the kiosk when the incident occurred. "It must have been in a pocket and shot straight down," she said of the apparent discharge of a gun. No one is in custody in connection with the incident as the investigation continues, McAneny said.
CLEVELAND, OH, 2/24/16: A 16-year-old boy is being treated at a local hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while running from Cleveland officers. Police sources confirm to WKYC that the teen fired shots at the Fourth District Police Station in the 9300 block of Kinsman Road. Two police officers, who were sitting inside their cruiser outside of the police station, were uninjured. Bullets did hit the district building, though. We're told that the cruiser's lights were on when the boy fired multiple shots around 10:40 PM Wednesday. The officers were able to catch the teen on foot after spotting him near a Shell gas station. Officers administered first aid on his injured leg until paramedics arrived at the scene. Police say the teen gave conflicting statements about how he was shot, but also report the entry / exit wounds in his thigh are consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Charges are pending in this case, which remains under investigation.
LIMA, OH, 2/24/16: No charges will be filed over a Michigan man who accidentally shot himself last week in the hand while drinking, a detective said Monday. Thomas Miller, 20, of Jackson, Mich., was visiting a friend’s home at 1622 W. High St., Lima, on Wednesday when he found a gun and was looking it over when he accidentally shot himself, said Det. Sean Neidemier of the Lima Police Department. The shooting happened just before 11 AM in a downstairs area of the house. Miller’s injury was not life threatening, and he was treated at an area hospital, Neidemier said.
OMAHA, NE, 2/24/16: A 12-year-old was injured after he was accidentally shot by his brother Wednesday evening, police say. The Omaha Police Department says they responded to the shooting around 6 PM at a home on Cuming Street, near 122nd Street. Investigators say the 12-year-old’s brother, whose age was not provided, accidentally fired a shotgun and injured the child. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, though Nebraska Medicine reports he is in critical condition Thursday. Police records show a 14-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/24/16: Oklahoma City police were called Wednesday morning to a shooting in the 2100 block of W. Eubanks. Police say at 7:30 AM Feb. 24 a man was shot in the stomach and taken to the hospital. Police say the homeowner heard someone trying to get inside the home and shot through the door. The man turned out to be his brother-in-law. Police have arrested 28-year-old Steven Lanman in connection to the shooting. He is expected to be booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on complaints of assault with a deadly weapon. The victim is expected to survive his injuries.
HOUSTON, TX, 2/25/16: Police say a resident accidentally shot his roommate during a home invasion at an apartment building near downtown early Thursday. According to the Houston Police Department, it happened just before 5 AM Thursday at the Home Wood Apartment Homes, located in the 2500 block of Webster near St. Charles. At that time, two unknown males kicked in the door to an apartment unit and entered the unit. There were two males asleep inside the apartment were woken up by the intrusion. One of the two residents grabbed his shot gun and went to the living room, at the same time his roommate was heading to the living room from his bedroom. When the resident with the shot gun saw the suspects in the dark, he shot at them. However, his roommate was crossing at the same time, and he ended up shooting his roommate in the side. The two suspects were startled and fled the scene. HPD is reviewing video from security cameras in the hallways of the apartment building and was able to see what the suspects looked like. The accidental shooting victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
PARIS, TX, 2/25/16: An Irving man was arrested for deadly conduct after his gun allegedly fired through a wall at a Paris motel last week. Lonnie Robbins III, 32, told police he was unloading his gun at Paris Extended stay when it fired, sending a bullet through the motel wall and into an air mattress where three people were lying Thursday morning (Feb. 25). No one was injured, according to police. Investigators say Robbins is cooperating. He turned himself in the next day (Feb. 26).
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 2/26/16: San Antonio police investigated a shooting Friday morning just West of Downtown. The call was reported around 8 AM in the 500 block of N. Colorado near West Martin Street. SAPD officers, a crime scene unit, and EMS reported to the scene. Police said a man was grazed by a gunshot after the gun accidently discharged. KSAT 12 at the scene saw the wounded man walking after the incident and police said he intended to take himself to the hospital for his injury.
ELK RUN HEIGHTS, IA, 2/26/16: Authorities responded to Elk Run Heights, just east of Evansdale, around 12:35 AM Friday for a report of a man down. Black Hawk County deputies arrived and found a man being administered CPR, according to a release from the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office. Investigators determined the man, identified as 45-year-old Martin Lawrence, had come home from work and was in possession of a handgun. He dropped the firearm while leaving his vehicle, causing it to fire and the bullet to hit him in the leg. "Unfortunately the gun, when dropped, hit the ground on the hammer which caused the weapon to fire and strike Mr. Lawrence," said Chief Deputy Rick Abben in an updated news release sent Friday afternoon. The gun, a .38 caliber Derringer-style handgun, fired when Lawrence dropped it and it landed on the hammer. "There is nothing to indicate that Mr. Lawrence was reckless in his handling of the weapon," Abben said. Paramedics took Lawrence to UnityPoint - Allen Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, law enforcement said. Lawrence, who worked as a probation officer with the Department of Corrections, was also involved in the local chapter of the NAACP. "He was a very personable and outstanding person," said LaTanya Graves, head of the Waterloo chapter of the NAACP. "I felt that he worked hard with the clients to help them re-enter society. He took his job as a calling." MORE:According to Lawrence's mother, Martin Lawrence was a corrections officer for nearly 15 years. He was also involved in the United States Army for nearly 20 years.
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