Forrest and June McMurray shortly after Forrest accidentally shot his younger sister, Pasadena, 1937

Title: Forrest and June McMurray shortly after Forrest accidentally shot his younger sister, Pasadena, 1937
Date Created: December 3, 1937
Date: 1937-12-03
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Forrest and June sit on the sofa, smiling and laughing. A white bandage is on June's forehead.
Playing with their father's gun, Forrest accidentally fired the weapon, which ricocheted off the ground and struck his sister on the forehead. When he saw the blood he ran from their home and hitchhiked into San Bernardino, where he finally decided to turn around and return home, where he found out his sister was not critically injured and his parents were waiting for him.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Fear-Gripped Boy Returns," Los Angeles Times, 04 Dec 1937: 3.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 10038 June McMurray & Brother -Forest. (Pasa'. Shooting). Forest + June McMurray (Pasadena shooting - Forest thought accidentally shot June + ran away briefly) 12/37 12/16/37

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: McMurray, June, b. 1926 or 27
McMurray, Forrest G., 1922-1992
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.175132
Latitude: -118.138351
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Sofas
Wounds & injuries--California--Pasadena
Siblings--American--California--Pasadena

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_14656
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j88x4
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