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Firearm Incidents
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Gun Fired In Billingsley Elementary School Belonged To Visiting Relative, Police Say
A loaded handgun that went off inside a Maryland elementary school earlier this month belonged to a visiting relative, and potential charges are now pending, authorities said. Investigators in Charles County have wrapped their probe into the April 10 firearm incident at Billingsley Elementary School and confirmed the gun did not belong to the student who brought it. Instead, detectives determined the firearm “belonged to a relative of the student who was visiting from out of town,” the sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday, April 22. The gun went off during school hours, and although no on…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Shotgun-Wielding Man Angry About Speeding Drivers Pointed Weapon At Motorist In MD: Police
A raging mad man brandishing a shotgun was taken into custody following an incident with a driver in Annapolis, police say. Wayne Scott Williams, 66, was arrested on Thursday morning after multiple complaints were made about a man upset about speeding in the neighborhood. According to the Annapolis Police Department, Williams was displeased about drivers in his neighborhood, and pointed a shotgun at a passing motorist in response, causing concern for some neighbors. Annapolis Police Capt. Justin Klinedinst said that the department has received multiple complaints in the past few years…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Alexandria Man Pulls Gun On Acquaintance During Fight In Manassas, Held Without Bond, Cops Say
An Alexandria man has been arrested after pulling a gun on an acquaintance during an argument in Prince William County, police said. Randall Scott Tiemann II, 32, and a 33-year-old male acquaintance got into a physical fight as the result of an argument, bringing police to the 8100 block of Pointer Lane in Manassas around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, May 12, Prince William County police said. During the encounter, Tiemann pointed a firearm at the victim, according to police. The two men separated, and the police were contacted. No injuries were reported, and no shots were fired during the incident.&nb…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Shot Fired In Photo Booth At Urban Air, Police Seize Boys 12, 15
A steel plate prevented a potential tragedy at Urban Air in South Hackensack when a loaded gun brought into a photo booth by two boys -- one 12, the other 15 -- went off, authorities said. "If not for the steel plate, the round could have gone through the machine and struck an innocent victim," South Hackensack Police Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The 6:30 p.m. shooting on Sunday, April 28, was another in a series of incidents that have recently drawn a massive law enforcement response to the all-ages Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park just off westbound Route 80. Surve…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Toddler Dies After Shooting Herself In Face In Philadelphia: Police (
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Three-year-old Kayden Barnes has died after shooting herself in the face this weekend, police in Philadelphia said. The incident happened on the 500 block of East Chelten Avenue in the city's 14th District around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, April 6, according to police. She was transported by private vehicle to Albert Einstein Medical Center and was airlifted to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Police told Daily Voice she died from her injuries on Monday, April 8. A weapon was recovered, and a male was taken into custody for questioning.
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Pointed Loaded Gun At Roommates Then Fled: Police
A heated fight between roommates escalated quickly when one man pulled out a loaded gun and pointed it at them on Wednesday, July 20, police say. West Earl Township police were called to "a weapons offense in progress" at a home on South 9th Street in Akron just before 11:00 AM on South 9th Street in Akron. The roommates told police that David Lee Deemer was upset that people were staying at the home who were not on the lease, "confronted his roommates and a heated argument ensued," police say. That's when the 54-year-old "had pointed a loaded handgun at them," as stated i…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 In Fairfield County Caught
A 27-year-old is behind bars after state police say he fired a gun from a car on I-95 in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday. State Police said they received multiple 911 reports of shots being fired near both Exit 32 in Stratford and Exit 28 in Bridgeport at around 3:30 p.m. Witnesses described a bearded man firing a handgun from a gray Ford Focus northbound on I-95, police said. The suspect was located a short time later with the assistance of the New Haven Police Department on Grand Avenue in New Haven. No injuries were reported. Matthew A. Bouton of High Ridge Drive in Bridgeport …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself
PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con found bleeding from a gunshot wound on a Paterson street actually shot himself, authorities said. Whether it was deliberate or accidental wasn’t immediately determined. Arrie Moore, 46, was arrested early Wednesday and charged with several weapons possession counts, along with hindering his own apprehension for lying about the shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Police found Moore on the sidewalk on Summer Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, they said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Reg…
