gun deaths News

Chicago - A 15-year-old Chicago boy was found shot to death in a backyard Monday night just four blocks away from President Barack Obama's home on the city's South Side.

Fort Worth - A Texas man used a gun to commit suicide on Saturday during a NASCAR race sponsored by the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Oregon City - A 9-year-old northern Oregon girl has died after being accidentally shot by her mother's boyfriend while he was handling a pistol.

Philadelphia - A popular student at a Philadelphia high school died after being shot by a gunman who opened fire during a playground fight.

Jacksonville - A 13-year-old north Florida girl is dead from what police are calling an apparent accidental shooting on Saturday afternoon.

Salina - A 7-year-old central Kansas boy has died a day after accidentally shooting himself in the head while handling a pistol with his father and brothers.

Toms River - A 6-year-old New Jersey boy who was accidentally shot in the head by his 4-year-old friend on Monday has died in a Monmouth County hospital.

Lebanon - A 4-year-old boy shot and killed the wife of a Tennessee sheriff's deputy on Saturday after the child found and accidentally fired a loaded handgun.

Williamson - A West Virginia sheriff was shot dead near a county courthouse on Wednesday. The suspected gunman, who was shot while fleeing, is in police custody.

Nashville - A 10-month-old baby boy was shot dead by his father in an apparent accident in a Tennessee hotel room on Thursday evening.