STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) – The death of a 4-year-old boy on Thursday is the fourth instance of an unintentional shooting by a child in the State of Georgia this year, according to data from Everytown for Gun Safety.
The three other incidents happened in Atlanta, Hampton, and Harlem. The children involved in those shootings range in age from three to seven years old. In two cases, the children shot themselves. In one, the child accidentally shot their sibling. None of the incidents lead to deaths.
Data from Everytown for Gun Safety shows in 2024, Georgia ranked fourth in the nation for unintentional shootings by children with 20 incidents. In eight of those, someone was killed…