The Gun Report - May 30, 2014

http://nocera.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/the-gun-report-may-30-2014/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Recent shootings involving children have rocked two American cities.

Michael Day, 13, died after being caught in the crossfire between two groups in the Edison Neighborhood of Kalamazoo, Mich., on Memorial Day. This wasn’t even the first time Day had been a victim of gun violence: On April 6, he was shot in the back while leaving a party. He told police he was walking when he heard a gunshot and realized he had been hit.

Victor Manuel Garay, 15, has been accused of firing the shot that killed Day. Police had been called earlier in the day to break up the large brawl, but as soon as they left, the fighting continued. If charged as an adult, Garay could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, 7,650 people have been injured by gun violence in America and 4,358 have been killed since Jan. 1, 2014. That number includes 15 police officers killed, 475 children injured or killed and 355 instances of defensive gun use.