Glens Falls man charged after children injured in accidental shooting

Glens Falls man charged after children injured in accidental shooting

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On July 26, there was an accidental firing of a gun where two children were injured. According to Glens Falls police, Clinton J. Shanks II, 45, had left his gun unsecured and unsupervised when he was not home. When the two children discovered the gun and were handling it, the gun went off, hitting both of them. They were immediately transported to Glens Falls Hospital and then to Albany Medical Center but have now be…

Police: Father charged in connection with gun discharge that injured two children in Glens Falls

NewsChannel 13 is learning that the father of the two boys who were shot in what police called an accidental discharge has been charged.

Glens Falls man charged after unsecured gun injures 2 juveniles - Newport Dispatch

GLENS FALLS — A 45-year-old man was charged after two juveniles were injured by an unsecured firearm in his home last month. The Glens Falls Police Department responded to 56 Walnut St. at about 11:40 a.m. on July 26 for a reported accidental firearm discharge with injuries. Patrol officers found two juveniles had been struck and injured by the discharged firearm. Both required medical treatment. Investigators determined a loaded handgun had bee…