Incident

8-15-2022 Tennessee Smyrna 1-0

Location

August 15, 2022

Lee Victory Recreation Park
110 Sam Ridley Pkwy E
Smyrna, Tennessee

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: LaVonte'e Roy Anthony Williams
  • Age: 5
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

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 fired gun - non-child victim
  • Child killed self

Notes

boy accidentally shot self when he retrieved handgun from inside his father’s backpack at basketball court in park, later died

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 13
State House District: 37