Gun Crisis Philadelphia Report

Recent reports: Children killed and wounded in gunfire incidents across the US Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:05 AM PDT A police officer guards the scene of a recent shooting in West Philadelphia. Photograph for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek. Every day, eight children and teens die from gun violence in the US, including five who are murdered, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Every day, 42 children and teens are shot and survive: 33 are shot in assaults; one survives a suicide attempt; and 9 are shot accidentally. At GunCrisis.org, we follow gun violence in national news reports as well as in the Philadelphia region. Here are some of the incidents we have been tracking in recent weeks: Alabama: Toddler shot in Prichard California: 1-Year-Old Struck by Stray Bullet Released From Hospital California: Two teens dead, two injured in Oceanside California: Girl, 10, hit by flying debris after shooting California: 7-year-old boy shot, injured at backyard barbecue Florida: Child In Hospital After Shooting In Northwest Miami-Dade Florida: Teen Accidentally Kills Brother With Gun in Second Orlando Shooting By A Minor Illinois: Three Questioned in Shooting of 14-Year-Old in Pilsen Illinois: Man, 12-Year-Old Son, Wounded In South Side Shooting Indiana: The fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in his home appears to be a case of mistaken identity Kansas: Police in Kansas City suburb apprehend 14-year-old after girl, 6, shot in leg at office Kansas: Police identify 14-year-old shooting victim Kentucky: 11-year-old shot in Shawnee early Sunday morning Maryland: Man, 4-year-old daughter shot in Overlea Maryland: 2 Injured In Baltimore Double Shooting; One Victim Is 11 Years Old Massachusetts: Stray bullet barely misses sleeping child in Roslindale Mississippi: 7-year-old stable after accidental shooting in Saucier New York: NYPD Officer Shoots One-Year-Old Son and Boyfriend in Brooklyn Murder-Suicide Oregon: Oregon City girl dead after shot from man practicing with gun Pennsylvania: Juvenile hit by stray bullet in York City Pennsylvania: 17-year-old girl shot in West Mifflin Tennessee: Toddler shoots self in head by accident and lives Tennessee: Reports: Father accidentally shoots, kills 10-month-old son in front of family Tennessee: Child Grazed By Bullet In South Nashville Shooting Tennessee: Teen Shot Near Downtown Nashville Texas: 4-year-old shoots himself with stolen gun Texas: Boy, 9, shot in leg by stray bullet Texas: Dallas boy accidentally shoots self in church parking lot Texas: Teen shot in head after leaving southwest Houston nightclub Utah: Father denied bail for killing 5-month-old Virginia: Police search for suspects in shooting that injured 2 children Wisconsin: Teen wounded in shooting; Milwaukee police seeking suspect

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