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CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police
CT Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Head While Playing With Gun: Police A 14-year-old Connecticut boy was hospitalized with critical injuries after he was found at home with an accidentally inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.  The incident happened in Litchfield County on Saturday, Sept. 30 around 12:40 p.m., when Watertown Police responded to a residence in Oakville on Hadley Street, where a 14-year-old boy had been found bleeding from his head.  According to the department, the boy, who had been alone in the residence, had been discovered by his grandmother after she returned home, who quickly called 911 and reported that he had fallen…

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Bridgeport Football Standout Dies During Accidental Shooting Former Bridgeport Football Standout Dies During Accidental Shooting
Former Bridgeport Football Standout Dies During Accidental Shooting A former Fairfield County teen who was a well-known staple on the football fields has been killed in an accidental shooting in Georgia. Zyon McDuffie, age 14, was killed on Sunday, Aug. 1, in the home his family had just moved to so his mother could take a new job at a hospital in Union City, Georgia. Union City police have not released any details surrounding the shooting. McDuffie grew up in Bridgeport and Stratford and since he was a young boy his whole life was centered around football. "God made certain people to play football and Zyon was one of them," said Jamie Devitto who organiz…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Teen Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Bridgeport Teen Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Bridgeport Teen Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A Fairfield County teen was arrested for allegedly shooting himself in the arm and then lied about where the event happened. The incident took place around 1:15 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, when Bridgeport Police responded 324 Lyon Terrace for a report of a person shot, said Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran. During their investigation, detectives determined the teen lied about where he had been shot and that the actual crime scene was the location they had responded to, Gilleran said. Detectives determined that the teen, Kahlis Parker, age 19, of Bridgeport, had accidental…

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by Kathy Reakes
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HS Teacher/Coach Accidentally Shoots, Kills Wife While Cleaning Gun In NY HS Teacher/Coach Accidentally Shoots, Kills Wife While Cleaning Gun In NY
HS Teacher/Coach Accidentally Shoots, Kills Wife While Cleaning Gun In NY A high school science teacher and coach accidentally shot and killed his 34-year-old wife while allegedly cleaning his gun in upstate New York, state police said. Ashley Rosenbrock was pronounced dead at Saratoga Hospital late Thursday night. Eric Rosenbrock, her husband, was "performing maintenance" on his legally owned handgun when it went off," at around 10:30 p.m., state police said. Eric Rosenbrock, 35, is a seventh-grade teacher and boys junior varsity soccer coach in the Lake George School District. The results of an autopsy performed Saturday are "consistent with the inf…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Delivery Driver Who Shot Himself In Fairfield Was Not Permitted To Carry Gun, Police Say Delivery Driver Who Shot Himself In Fairfield Was Not Permitted To Carry Gun, Police Say
Delivery Driver Who Shot Himself In Fairfield Was Not Permitted To Carry Gun, Police Say A restaurant delivery driver who accidentally shot himself was not permitted to carry a gun, police said. Fairfield Police found the unidentified 24-year-old Trumbull man around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from an employee at Wings Over Fairfield, 2075 Black Rock Turnpike, reporting that a man was shot in the back of the building, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Fairfield police arrived on the scene within seconds and found the man lying on his back in the rear hallway of the restaurant, he said. He was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center where he remains in the intensive ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Behind Popular Restaurant In Fairfield Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Behind Popular Restaurant In Fairfield
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Behind Popular Restaurant In Fairfield A man is in critical condition after being shot in the chest in the rear of a popular Fairfield County restaurant. Fairfield Police found the unidentified man around 9:07 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from an employee at Wings Over Fairfield, 2075 Black Rock Turnpike, reporting that a man was shot in the back of the building, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Police arrived on the scene within seconds and found the man lying on his back in the rear hallway of the restaurant, he said.  Kalamaras said the man may have shot himself, but detectives are still confirming the information. &qu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man, 23, Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun, Police Say Fairfield County Man, 23, Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun, Police Say
Fairfield County Man, 23, Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun, Police Say A 23-year-old Harbor Point man accidentally shot himself in the hand while cleaning his semi-automatic handgun, according to Stamford Police. Stamford Police Sgt. Brian Butler said officers responded to a call at Harbor Point at 8:30 p.m. Friday on a call that the man had shot himself. When officers arrived on scene the man came out of his residence, with a towel wrapped around his hand, clearly bleeding and asking for an ambulance, Butler said.  While waiting for EMS to arrive, an officer helped put a tourniquet on the man’s left arm to help slow the bleeding. The man was transported to S…

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by Kathy Reakes