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Montreal Dunn

Age 2

Louisville, Kentucky

Picket fence couldn’t keep him safe

He was just learning to dribble a basketball, hold conversations and smile with his teeth. He was curious about what made balls round and how grass grew to be so tall. He played catch with his father just inside the white picket fence, not too far from the safety of his home.

Fence and all, he needed all the protection he could get from the world.

Montreal Dunn, 2, died in Louisville, Kentucky, after accidentally shooting himself in the head with his father’s gun on Aug. 15, 2018.

By Piper Hansen · Age 18
Meet the Reporters

More than 80 infants and toddlers

Julien Gonzalez

The youngest infant at his daycare

Mikayla Alina Walker

Champion won’t lift yellow sword again

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Owen Propes

Rosy cheeks, blue eyes. Only 3.

Unknown

The pistol was on the counter

Jason Garcia Perez

Three months from his first birthday

Messiah Murphy

A wrong turn, a grandson gone

Ke'Anthony Terez Jelks Jr.

He was well beyond his years

David Jermaine Hall

Empty seat in his mother’s car

Damion Little Jr.

By his mother’s side until death

Aiden Martin

Cinnamon twists. Play-Doh. Accident. Bloody refrigerator.

Unknown

Ears ringing. Loud noise. Third accident.

Livia Robinson

Sweet Livia’s smile ended while sleeping

Nyla Jones

Shot by accident, while with family

Kyrie L. Johnson

He was only 17 months old

Paxton Reece Edwards

It seemed like a happy home

Malachi La'Velle Michael Barnes

His mom had birthday invitations ready

Moises Ramon Montano

He was resting in Mom’s arms

Nathan Isaiah Hurtado

Tragic end for a happy kid

Kayleen Lor

She just wanted to help people