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In January, 13-year-old Michael Graham killed himself with his father’s gun at his home in Brewster, N.Y. On October 14, his mother, Sheila Kearney Graham, overdosed on pain medication. She was 52. Yesterday would have been Michael’s 14th birthday.

“She talked about suicide every day since Mikey died,” her sister, Maureen Hutchins, told The Journal News. “She promised she wouldn’t kill herself for six months.”

Hutchins, 57, said the family couldn’t figure out why the teenager took his own life. “He was a handsome, happy kid” who was not “sitting in the house sulking,” she said. His father, Douglas Graham, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Police determined he had three unregistered guns in his home at the time of the shooting.

Ms. Graham never got over the loss of her son. “My sister died when Mikey died,” Hutchins said. “She’s with Mikey. She’s where she wants to be.”

Here is today’s report.

—Jennifer Mascia

Three people were shot and wounded in front of a business in Vallejo, Calif., Monday night. Police have a description of the suspect, who was seen fleeing the scene on foot. The motive is being investigated.

—KTVU.com

A 13-year-old girl was shot while sitting on her back porch in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday night. At around 9 p.m., a stray bullet flew through a fence and struck Nevilisha Francis in the leg. Francis’ mother, who declined to give her name, said she no longer feels safe in the neighborhood she has lived in for 18 years. “It’s disgusting; I want to move,” she said. Police are soliciting tips.

—WSVN.com

A 17-year-old girl and her 25-year-old boyfriend were found shot to death in a house in Phoenix, Ariz., Monday night. Police believe Hector Taner Karaca, 24, shot Kristen Furgeri and Jose Villa and fled in Villa’s car. Officials found what remained of Villa’s burnt-out vehicle the next morning, and Karaca, an ex-convict, is armed and at large.

—AZCentral.com

A man was killed and a woman was critically wounded in a shooting at a home in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon. The woman, 22, was shot in the head, and the man, 29, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The couple was reportedly going through a divorce.

—NewsNet5.com

James Moore, 16, was shot to death on a St. Louis, Mo., baseball field after fleeing a gunman who spotted him at a school bus stop Tuesday morning. A witness said a car pulled up and a masked man with a gun got out of the car, chased the victim into the park and fired six shots. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A teenager was shot as he was coming home from work in Midfield, Ala., Monday night. As his mother pulled their car into the driveway, a man walked up and started shooting. Police said three men had gone to the home shortly before the shooting, possibly looking for a house to burglarize, and encountered the victim’s father, who told them to stay away. Thirty minutes earlier in Midfield, an elderly homeowner shot an intruder to death.

—AL.com

A high school student was shot in the leg while walking home from school in Providence, R.I., Monday afternoon. Police said someone drove by and opened fire. No arrests have been made.

—TurnTo10.com

A woman shot an intruder after she found him standing in her living room in Wichita, Kan., Monday night. The victim then ran next door, where his girlfriend’s mother lived, and was driven to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. It wasn’t clear why the man went into the house. Police charged him on aggravated battery. Police did not charge the woman who shot him.

—KWCH.com

24-year-old Gwendolyn Johnson was shot and killed in a public housing project in east Baltimore, Md., Tuesday afternoon. Police have no suspects. Two people were killed last year in the complex.

—The Baltimore Sun

23-year-old Saretha Moore was found shot in the back in a car on a north Columbus, Ohio, highway Tuesday morning. Police found bullet holes in several cars and apartments nearby and said there may be multiple shooters.

—10TV.com

A 23-year-old woman was shot in the head and killed in a home Henderson, Nev., Tuesday morning. The suspected shooter, 22-year-old Colin Lowrey, claimed he was playing around with a handgun and he didn’t think it was loaded.

—Fox5Vegas.com

Willie Hadley was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting in Jacksonville, Ark., Monday night. Police are looking for two suspects.

—ArkansasMatters.com

A man was shot in the middle of the street following an altercation in Tulsa, Okla., Monday night. Multiple witnesses identified Ismael Deligorio as the shooter, though his wife initially took the blame. He was arrested. The victim is expected to recover.

—KJRH.com

A 25-year-old man was shot and wounded in his home in Niles, Ill., Sunday, and his father was arrested. Chris Gianakopoulos, 60, was reportedly breaking up a fight between his son and his wife, and when he was unsuccessful, he retrieved a 9mm Glock handgun that was loaded with one bullet. The victim is in detox for heroin use and was unable to speak with investigators.

—Niles Herald-Spectator

A man was wounded in a domestic shooting in southeast Portland, Ore., Tuesday evening. No word on his condition. A woman was taken into custody.

—Fox12 Oregon

A man was shot and wounded at his apartment in Versailles, Ky., early Tuesday. The victim told police he was shot by someone who entered his home through a back door. Police are unsure if anything was stolen.

—Kentucky.com

A man and his son were shot during an apparent home invasion in Plant City, Fla., Monday night. Two men in their 20s showed up at the home of Vincent Shakes, 24, and drove him to his father’s house. Once there, Shakes ran to the garage, where 49-year-old Leaford Shakes joined him in trying to hold the door shut while the suspects forced their way in. Police said Stefan Jackson, 29, shot both men. After robbing the house, the suspects fled.

—The Tampa Tribune

Police said a man was shot and killed by his brother after a fight in Spokane Valley, Wash., Tuesday afternoon. The suspect has been detained for questioning.

—KREM.com

A shooting left 24-year-old Juan Estrada dead in central Long Beach, Calif., late Monday. A motive for the shooting is unknown, though the incident is believed to be gang-related. This is the fourth gun-inflicted death to occur on the same street this year.

—Long Beach Post

34-year-old Raul Contreras was shot and critically wounded in east Bakersfield, Calif., early Tuesday. Investigators offered no suspect information.

—BakersfieldNow.com

24-year-old Brandon Wright was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, La., Monday night. The motive is unknown.

—WAFB.com

A 19-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in his vehicle in Bastrop, La., Monday evening. Police arrested an 18-year-old man and are searching for a 19-year-old man. Police do not know what led to the shooting.

—TheNewsStar.com

29-year-old Tommy Patton was shot and killed in his home northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, early Sunday. The suspect is claiming self-defense.

—Anchorage Daily News

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 9,722 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.