Incident
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2-17-2021 Tennessee Clarksville 1-2
Location
February 17, 2021
3400 block of Pembroke RdClarksville, Tennessee
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Briareus Thomas
- Age: 2
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Family
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Status: Unharmed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Julian Chester
- Age: 31
- 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 killed by child
Notes
toddler fatally shot while three children under age 4 played with unsecured handgun in home; mother’s boyfriend arrested on drug and weapons charges
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
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- URL: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/2-year-old-dies-after-being-accidentally-shot-by-another-child-clarksville-police-say
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- URL: https://www.wsmv.com/news/pd-2-year-old-boy-dead-after-accidental-shooting-in-clarksville/article_f3a74f40-7234-11eb-b5ef-6359415c9472.html
District
Congressional District: 7State Senate District: 22
State House District: 74