Location

March 27, 2022

1265 Wesley Dr
Memphis, Tennessee

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Accidental Shooting
• Accidental Shooting - Death
• Accidental/Negligent Discharge
• Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
• Playing with gun
• Child Involved Incident
• Child killed self
• Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

[ALT ADDR 493 Tonawanda Cove] TS n/a; boy accidentally shot himself with unsecured AR-15 he his 4-year-old brother discovered under pile of clothing in his mother’s bedroom, later died; search warrant found two AR-style pistols and Glock 9mm pistol illegally converted to fully automatic; mother and gun owner charged

Guns Involved

3 guns involved.

• Type: Handgun

• Type: Handgun

• Type: 9mm

Sources

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• URL: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/03/28/3-year-old-shoots-kills-himself-with-ar-15-police-say/

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• URL: https://wreg.com/news/local/da-speaks-after-accidental-shooting-of-3-year-old/

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• URL: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/shooting-3-year-old/522-cd1b4f9d-41cb-4a3b-8235-480fd97d3399

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 87