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Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Woman Shot Dead While Cleaning Gun Inside Virginia Home (Developing) A death investigation has been launched in Virginia after a woman was accidentally struck by a bullet, according to police. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, to a home in the 4500 block of Derring Lane in Fair Oaks, where there was a report of a gunshot that went off. According to investigators, they believe the woman sustained the fatal gunshot wound after the gun accidentally discharged while it was being cleaned inside the home. No information about the victim was initially released by police. The incident remains under…

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‘Settle The Score’ Shootout Misses Target — Teen Faces 100 Years After Firing At Wrong MD Home ‘Settle The Score’ Shootout Misses Target — Teen Faces 100 Years After Firing At Wrong MD Home
‘Settle The Score’ Shootout Misses Target — Teen Faces 100 Years After Firing At Wrong MD Home A Maryland teen may spend the rest of his life behind bars after firing random shots into the wrong townhouse in Calvert County, injuring two people, authorities said. Andre Xavier Howe, 18, of Huntingtown, was found guilty of an accidental shooting, where he mistook the address of his target and struck unsuspecting victims. According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Howe was convicted of:  Attempted second-degree murder; Two counts of first-degree assault; Use of a firearm. Judge Mark Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court delivered the guilty ruling earlier this week…

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3-Year-Old Killed In Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING) 3-Year-Old Killed In Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
3-Year-Old Killed In Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (Developing) A 3-year-old boy was found shot inside a Maryland home in what is believed to be an accidental shooting involving an unsecured handgun on Monday, police say. An investigation has been launched by the Howard County Police Department following the fatal shooting, which was reported inside a home on Harpers Ferry Road in Columbia on July 1. At the time the child was struck, his parents and 5-year-old brother were home at the time. Police say that investigators are still working to determine if the gunshot was self-inflicted; however, they said they do not believe anyone else was involved…

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