The cost of gun violence and accidental shootings
June is Gun Violence Awareness month and data from the State Comptrollerโs Office shows Texas spends tens of millions of dollars helping victims of this crime. However, data from the Harris Health system shows accidental shootings also have a heavy financial impact.
10-year-old accidentally shot by stepfather in Cypress, HCSO says
CYPRESS โ A 10-year-old child was transported to the hospital after being shot by his/her stepfather Friday evening, deputies confirmed. The Harris County Sheriffโs Office responded to reports of a shooting on Cypress Breeze Drive around 9 p.m.Deputies say the child was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a stepfather. The child was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
5-year-old girl accidentally shot by her brother in northeast Harris County, deputies say
HOUSTON โ Harris County sheriffโs deputies are investigating after they said a 5-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her brother in northeast Harris County Tuesday. Deputies said the shooting happened at the Haverstock Hill Apartments located on Daleburg Drive near Lee Road. According to investigators, the girlโs mother said her son, who is six or seven years old, was playing with a gun and accidentally shot the girl in the leg. The girl was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in unknown condition, deputies said. Check back for updates.
Man accidentally shot, killed by family friend while relaxing in bed in northwest Harris County, deputies say
HOUSTON โ Deputies are investigating after they said a man was accidentally shot and killed by a family friend while relaxing in bed in northwest Harris County Tuesday. The person who accidentally pulled the trigger was a family friend, investigators said. Deputies said Peavyโs wife was in the room with him when it happened and the family friend was taken in for questioning. Investigators said Hargrove told them he located a firearm inside the residence after the family went to bed. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriffโs Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100.
Fort Bend County Precinct 4 deputy constable killed by friendly fire from sheriffโs deputy, officials say
SIENNA PLANTATION, Texas โ A deputy constable has died after a Fort Bend County sheriffโs deputy accidentally shot him in the Sienna Plantation area of Missouri City Friday, officials said. Officials said the incident happened at around 1:40 a.m. at a home in the 3900 block of Chestnut Bend. According to authorities, the deputy with Fort Bend Sheriffโs Office and a deputy with the Fort Bend Precinct 4 Constableโs Office were clearing a house together when the FBCSO deputy accidentally shot the deputy from the constableโs office. Officials said they received a call for a vacant property check-in at Sienna Plantation after a neighbor called and said she saw someone running down the street, though it was suspicious. Nehls said one point of the investigation will be what type of communication there was between Rule and the sheriffโs deputies.