Incident

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2-23-2021 Tennessee Grand Junction 1-1

Location

February 23, 2021

Pearl Rd
Grand Junction, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 7
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: Jonterrious Hampton
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
Cleaning gun
Thought gun was unloaded
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)

Notes

Hardeman County, boy shot at mobile home when 9 mm semiautomatic pistol discharged as visiting friend disassembled it without clearing chamber, later died

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.wbbjtv.com/2021/02/23/child-killed-in-grand-junction-shooting/

URL: https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/02/24/year-old-dies-hospital-following-shooting-hardeman-county/

URL: https://wreg.com/news/seven-year-old-killed-in-west-tennessee-shooting-man-charged/

URL: https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/02/24/year-old-shot-killed-during-reckless-homicide-hardeman-co-tenn/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 26
State House District: 80