Incident

9-30-2018 Tennessee Memphis 1-1

Location

September 30, 2018

Incident Address
Memphis, Tennessee

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Angel Hernandez
  • Age: 3
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Argel Hernandez-Escobar
  • Age: 32
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Death
  • Accidental Shooting - Injury
  • Accidental/Negligent Discharge
  • Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child killed (not child shooter)

Notes

father accidentally shot himself and killed his son when pistol went off on front porch steps of his residence

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 30
State House District: 93