Incident
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10-14-2020 Tennessee Memphis 1-2
Location
October 14, 2020
Memphis, Tennessee
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Jerome Smith
- Age: 31
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Family
- Age: 3
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Female
- Status: Unharmed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Allante Jones
- Age: 26
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Death
- Accidental/Negligent Discharge
- Playing with gun
- Child Involved Incident
- Child fired gun - non-child victim
Notes
southeast Memphis, girl playing with handgun accidentally shot and killed her father inside vehicle; charges filed against gunowner, no handgun carry permit
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
- URL: https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/10/15/year-old-accidentally-shoots-kills-father-man-charged-fathers-death/
- URL: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/3-year-old-child-accidentally-shoots-father-head-mpd-says/3MNEWRU2Z5BCTM7WHKWWAPFD2E/
- URL: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/suspect-charged-man-found-dead-in-car-in-driveway-southeast-memphis/522-7b3e451f-3119-4abe-9df0-b8bc28792fc6
District
Congressional District: 9State Senate District: 33
State House District: 84