Ohh Shoot Posts

A 29-year-old woman was shopping with four children at the Wal-Mart in Hayden, Idaho. According to police, one of the kids reached into the woman's purse and unintentionally fired the weapon. The woman died at the scene.

Six-time Major League Baseball All-Star Jose Canseco didn't realize there was still a bullet in the chamber of his gun after he came home from the shooting range, and shot himself while cleaning the weapon.

29-year-old Daniel Meade, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, shot his 14-year-old step-daughter, Kiana O'Neil, about 6 a.m. as she was crawling though a window in their home. Meade thought the girl was a burglar.

A Tennessee man who attempted to pull a gun out during a domestic dispute ended up accidentally shooting himself in the knee.

29-year-old Lawrence Wach, of Troutdale, Oregon, was cleaning his handgun in the living room of his apartment when he unintentionally discharged the weapon. The bullet traveled through three apartments before finally stopping. A 26-year-old woman who was sitting on the coach in the apartment next to Wach's was injured by falling drywall when the bullet tore through her apartment. She said the bullet came within a foot of her as it continued into the next apartment.

41-year-old Gary Williams, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been a bailiff with the Cleveland Municipal Court since 1997. He also works as a security guard at the Cleveland Heights International House of Pancakes. Early Saturday morning, about 3 a.m., a group of four women starting acting up inside the restaurant. Williams was escorting them out of the restaurant when a scuffle ensued. According to police reports, Williams

23-year-old Matthew Walsh, of Mesa, Arizona bought a .38-caliber handgun. Because he was on probation for possession of drug paraphernalia and forgery he was not allowed to possess firearms, so he bought the handgun through a private sale where there would be no background check. He met the seller in a casino parking lot.Three days later he was showing his girlfriend, 18-year-old Amanda Encinas, the gun when he unintentionally

An unidentified police trainee at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, in Dallas, Texas unintentionally shot himself during a training exercise Wednesday morning. According to reports, the trainee was holstering his handgun when he unintentionally discharged the weapon, shooting himself in the thigh.He was transported to the Dallas Medical Center for treatment. He is expected to recover.

23-year-old John Acevedo, of Orlando, Florida had just returned from the gym when he decided to clean his 9 mm Glock handgun. Acevedo was standing in the kitchen of his apartment, attempting to remove the slide from the handgun when he unintentionally discharged the weapon. The bullet struck his wife, 25-year-old Jean Zambrana, in the right arm and continued into her abdomen. She is expected to recover. Police have not yet determined if Acevedo will f

33-year-old Kao Xiong, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, will stand trial in May for second-degree manslaughter and child endangerment in the unintentional killing of his son, 2-year-old Neegnco. Neegnco was shot and killed in December when his 4-year-old brother found a loade

34-year-old Christopher Stanlane, of Fairmont, North Carolina, was wiping down the side of his shotgun in his home when he unintentionally discharged the gun. Accor

28-year-old Michael Swensen was at a Chinese restaurant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. While he was in the restroom he unintentionally discharged his handgun, sending a bullet through the bathroom wall into the dining area. A family eating in the restaurant narrowly missed being shot.Police took Swensen into custody. He could face a number of charges including prohibited use of a weapon.

Since OhhShoot began on January 1, 2010 there have been a number of stories about dogs causing unintentional shootings. For example, there were two hunting stories at the end of 2001, one where a dog jumped into a boat, caught his paw in the trigger of a shotgun and unintentionally shot a duck hunter in the buttocks. The other involved a dog who knocked over a high powered rifle, dischargin

Three Phoenix, Arizona teens, a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, and 17-year old Raymond Berryman broke into the house of one of Berryman's neighbors.They stole several guns as well as a number of other items. While they were back home going through the stolen items the girl picked up one of the stolen handguns and began playing with it. Thinking the gun was not loaded, she pointed the gun at Berryman and pulled the trigger.

19-year-old Patrick Caines, of Clark, Wyoming was with a friend, cleaning handguns. Caines' friend was dry-firing the guns after cleaning to make sure they worked properly."He hadn't realized one of the handguns was loaded," said the sheriff. "Subsequently, Caines suffere

A 35-year-old Lemoore, California man unloaded his .22-caliber handgun. He then went to reload it as he and his friend got ready to go out.While reloading the gun he unintentionally discharged the weapon, shooting his friend who was standing in front of him.The bullet struck the 32-year old woman in the hand, passed through her hand and lodged in her leg. She was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injur

30-year-old Larry Bass was staying at the Extended Stay America hotel in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and three sons, ages 3, 2 and 10-months. Bass was handling his semi-automatic handgun when he unintentionally discharged the weapon, shooting his 10-month old son, Adam. Police arrived on the scene just three minutes after being called. Attempts to revive Adam were unsuccessful and he died in the hotel room. The entire family was in the room when the sh

A 17-year-old male was near the Lincoln-Bassett elementary/middle school in New Haven, Connecticut. The teen had a gun in his pants' pocket which he unintentionally discharged. "Every witness interviewed said they heard one shot," said a police spokesperson. "He shot himself in the groin." Police referred to the injury as a "self-inflicted penis wound."The teen ran into the nearby school and asked the school principal for help. The principal called 911.The police sp

22-year-old Matthew Goins and 22-year-old William Bennett, of London, Kentucky were target shooting with a handgun when the gun jammed. While trying to clear the weapon the gun unintentionally discharged.The bullet hit Goins in the hand and Bennett in the leg. They were taken to the local hospital where they were treated and released. Police classified the incident as an accidental shooting and no charges are expected to be filed.

23-year-old Gregory Shain, of Boise, Idaho, has been sentenced for unintentionally shooting and killing his friend, Gary Arlen, last March. Shain and Arlen were at Arlen's house, goofing around, drinking beer and dry-firing a .45-caliber handgun. They took turns pointing the gun at each other and pulling the trigger.