Incident

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12-14-2018 Tennessee Memphis 1-1

Location

December 14, 2018

Memphis, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Riley Rockett
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Marcus Rockett
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge

Notes

Southeast Memphis, man accidentally shot his brother when he repositioned his gun because it was making him uncomfortable while sitting in car in driveway

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://wreg.com/2018/12/14/man-repositions-gun-making-him-uncomfortable-accidentally-shoots-brother/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 93