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March 30, 2013 edition

Casa Grande, Ariz. -- An 11-year-old girl died after she was accidentally shot at her home by an 11-year-old neighborhood friend about 9 p.m. Thursday. The girl’s 15-year-old brother was showing his new .22 caliber rifle to the 11-year-old boy and he removed the magazine from the gun. But when the younger boy handled the weapon, it discharged and struck the girl.

Germantown, Tenn. -- A 16-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself while handling a gun at a home about 10 p.m. Thursday. He was struck in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. Several other young people were at the home at the time of the shooting.

Waxahachie, Tex. -- A 22-year-old man was fatally shot during a party at a motel room attended by some 15 people after several of them began playing with a gun and it discharged Thursday night. A 21-year-old man who brought the gun to the room was later arrested. Police are trying to determine if the shooting was accidental or intentional.

Bluefield, W.V. -- An altercation between two children on a school bus led to heated words between their mothers, both 42-years old. During the argument, one of the women pulled out a handgun and shot the other woman to death about 9 p.m. Thursday.

Washington, D.C. -- A man was found at his apartment with a gunshot wound to the back of his head early Thursday morning. His wife has been arrested.
The woman’s sister said the couple had been having domestic issues.

Chicago, Ill. -- Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed and a 44-year-old man was shot and wounded after they were approached on a street by three men who asked for directions and then one of the three pulled out a gun and opened fire. The wounded man was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand and then released.

Denver, Colo. -- A man was found lying on a street fatally shot about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Witnesses saw a vehicle speeding from the scene.

Jacksonville, Fla. -- A 39-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying on the ground in front of a duplex about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

New Haven, Conn. -- A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the back while on a street shortly after leaving a nightclub about 2 a.m. today. The victim had been in an altercation at the club with two unknown men.

Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A 21-year-old man was shot while on a street last night. He died at a hospital about 4:15 a.m. today.

Dallas, Tex. -- A man was found fatally shot on the front steps of his home about 9:30 p.m. yesterday. Police believe the shooting might have stemmed from a home-invasion robbery.

Monroeville, Penn. -- A man was found shot and killed in the stairwell of his apartment building about 5:30 a.m. today.

Carroll, Penn. -- A 70-year-old man is accused of using a shotgun to kill his 62-year-old wife at their home while she slept about 3 a.m. Friday. The woman died from a gunshot wound to the head.

New Orleans, La. -- A 24-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying on the porch of an abandoned house about 9 p.m. last night. He was shot once in the face and several times in the body.

Richmond, Calif. -- A one-year-old boy sitting on the floor of his grandparent’s apartment was struck in the neck and wounded by a stray bullet fragment about 1:15 p.m. Thursday after gunfire erupted on a street outside. A short time later, a man showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. The boy was reported in stable condition.

Fort Mohave -- A 68-year-old man showed up at a medical center on Monday with a graze wound to his hand caused by a gunshot. He was shooting his single-action revolver in the desert and it accidentally discharged as he was lowering the hammer. The man was treated and released.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 28-year-old man was shot in the chest and a 25-year-old man was shot in the hip and hand around 5 p.m. yesterday. Both men were listed in critical condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 22-year-old man was shot and wounded just before 6 p.m. yesterday. His condition was reported as stabilized.

Chicago, Ill. -- About 7 p.m. yesterday, a 22-year-old man standing on a street corner was shot by someone in a van. No word on his condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 23-year-old man was shot in the buttocks while walking on a sidewalk with several people when they were attacked by a group of males about 8:20 p.m. yesterday.

Chicago, Ill. -- A man in his 20s was shot about 8:20 p.m. yesterday. Police said the victim was in good condition at the scene.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 41-year-old man was shot in the leg while in an alley about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. His condition was reported as stabilized.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 35-year-old man was shot in the head about 11:40 p.m. yesterday while riding in a vehicle. The victim was listed in serious but stable condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 27-year-old man was shot in the chest about 2:30 a.m. today. He was listed in serious condition.

Jacksonville, Fla. -- A woman showed up at a hospital suffering from gunshot wounds about 10:30 p.m. yesterday. She was listed in critical condition.

St. Augustine, Fla. -- A man was shot about 8:15 p.m. Friday after one or more occupants in two vehicles driving on a highway were involved in an apparent road-rage incident that led to gunfire. No word on his condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 31-year-old man was shot and wounded while in an alley about 9 p.m. Thursday. No word on his condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 30-year-old man was shot and wounded after leaving a bar about 1:15 a.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.

Clarksville, Tenn. -- A 61-year-old man was shot outside a nightclub about 3:30 a.m. Thursday after a suspect jumped out of a car and demanded money. When the man refused, the suspect shot him several times. The victim was listed in stable condition.

Brooklyn, N.Y. -- A 32-year-old man, reportedly distraught over an alleged domestic-violence probe, intentionally crashed his car into a police station about 3 p.m. yesterday before getting out and shooting himself in the head with a 9 mm handgun. No word on his condition.

Escondido, Calif. -- A man was shot and wounded about 11 p.m. yesterday.
His injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Seattle, Wash. -- A man in his 30s was socializing with friends in front of a house about 7:30 p.m. yesterday when a gunman approached on foot and shot him several times before running to a waiting vehicle. The victim’s injuries were considered life- threatening.

New Orleans, La. -- A man was shot multiple times as he sat inside a vehicle about 8:15 p.m. Thursday. No word on his condition.

New Orleans, La. -- A man and a woman were shot and wounded while on a street about 8:15 p.m. Thursday. Their injuries were considered non life-threatening.

Jacksonville, Fla. -- A woman was shot while on a street around 10:30 p.m. yesterday. She was reported in critical condition.

Rawlings, Md. -- A 53-year-old man shot at his father, his 33-year-old brother, and a family friend. His brother suffered a graze wound to his leg. Police later shot and wounded the assailant after he walked toward them with a gun aimed in their direction.

Oakland, Calif. -- A 10-year-old girl received minor injuries when she was struck by flying wood splinters after a wood fence was hit by a stray bullet about 4:50 p.m. yesterday.

Today’s sources: Chicago Tribune, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal, Denver Post, Florida Times-Union, Hartford Courant, Houston Chronicle, KOLD-TV Tucson, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mercury News, Mohave Valley Daily News, Nashville Tennessean, New York Post, Oakland Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, San Diego Union Tribune, Seattle Times, Times-Picayune, Washington Post, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WCHS-TV Charleston W.V., WFAA-TV Dallas