Ohio 14-Year-old Accidentally Shot in the Head - 16-Year-old Shooter Arrested Immediately

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The shooting happened at a home in the 700 block of Fairview Avenue shortly around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Upon arrival, officers found a victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to UC Medical Center via AirCare.

The victim is a 14-year-old boy and according to the 911 call, he was shot in the back of the head. Police did not release his condition.

A 16-year-old suspect has been charged with assault, tampering with evidence, and discharging a firearm within the city limits. The suspect is currently in the Juvenile Detention Center.
Hamilton police said it appeared the teenagers were playing with the gun when it was accidentally discharged.

"I see a lot of teenagers hanging out there all the time, going in and out and stuff but it's the first time I've seen anything like this," neighbor, Amanda Watson, said. "There was another shooting about a month ago, right on the same road. It's scary, kind of, that there's always people getting shot around here, especially kids."

Florida Man Arrested Immediately for Accidental Shooting Now Has Charges Upped

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A man who was arrested Thursday after telling police he accidentally shot his friend is now facing harsher charges after the shooting victim died.

The 20-year-old employee, Eduar Martinez said that when his friend, 23-year-old Nicholas Alligood, came into Joy Grocery Store on North U.S. Highway 17, Martinez picked up a .380-caliber gun kept at the store for security and began handling it.

In a 911 call released Thursday, Martinez is heard speaking to a dispatcher about the shooting.

"I just, I just, I just hit somebody on accident with a gun," Martinez said to the dispatcher.

West Virginia Man Arrested Promptly for Shooting his Friend

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Pennsylvania Fired Into Neighbor's Home to Unload Gun

George Byrd IV

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Police in Pennsylvania say a man accused of shooting a bullet through a neighbor's window told a judge he fired the gun because it was the only way he knew how to unload it.

Middletown Detective Patrick Nicastro tells the Bucks County Courier Times (http://bit.ly/1CwbE81) that 31-year-old George Byrd IV of Penndel at first denied being behind the shooting but then acknowledged during his arraignment that he fired the weapon to clear the chamber because he was unfamiliar with guns.

Authorities say Byrd fired the gun early Friday afternoon in the suburban Philadelphia community. No one was injured.

Byrd is being held in the Bucks County jail on $20,000 bond. No attorney is listed on court papers.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8.