A 19-year-old man injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Friday
afternoon probably shot himself, police Chief Ronald Davis announced on Twitter.
The evidence indicates the victim accidentally shot himself in the
leg with a gun in his pocket, Davis said on Saturday.
The victim told police he was walking to his car on the 200
block of Gardenia Way shortly before 1 p.m. when he heard gunfire and realized he had been hit, Detective Sgt. Angel Sanchez said on Friday. The young man suffered a gunshot wound to his right leg just below the knee that was not considered life-threatening, Sanchez said.
“Although yesterday’s incident is not an assault, I remain
concerned about young men carrying guns and the recent spate of violence,” Davis said on his Twitter account.
“The PD will continue its coordinated enforcement and intervention efforts targeting groups we believe are responsible for the recent violence,” Davis wrote.
— Palo Alto Weekly staff and Bay City News Service
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— Palo Alto Weekly staff and Bay City News Service
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— Palo Alto Weekly staff and Bay City News Service
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Hate to say it…but obviously the gun buybacks didn’t do a much… This self-shooting and the recent gunpoint robbery–and the gunpoint robbery in PA the same weekend as the recent buyback show this.
We could have guessed though, since everyone on the news at the gun buybacks had something to say like “oh it has been in my house for 10 years just sitting there. I figured it was time to get rid of it”
‘wally’ somehow thinks there is a claim that gun buybacks will solve all senseless gun violence. I haven’t seen such a claim.
Buybacks are a simple way to reduce unwanted guns. I would like to hear wally’s solution to senseless gun violence in America.
Since the Sandy Hook shootings (20 children murdered) a mere 5 months ago, 4,200 Americans have been shot to death.
4,200 Americans shot to death, in 5 months.
over 200 teenagers shot to death.
80 children shot to death.
When gun buybacks take a few hundred unwanted guns off the street, it’s a good thing. It is not the sole solution.
Universal background checks will help – let’s keep the insane and criminals from procuring guns at gun shows and private sales. Polls show 80-90 percent of Americans support universal background checks as a start.