Incident

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3-08-2022 Tennessee Antioch 1-0

Location

March 08, 2022

Smith Springs Rd
Antioch, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self

Notes

TS n/a; toddler accidentally shot himself inside apartment when he removed 9 mm pistol from his mother’s purse in her bedroom while she was asleep and pulled trigger

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.wsmv.com/2022/03/08/juvenile-shot-priest-lake-apartment-complex/

URL: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-police-investigating-incident-of-3-year-old-who-shot-himself

URL: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/3-year-old-airlifted-to-vanderbilt-with-gunshot-wound/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 21
State House District: 52