Incident

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4-07-2024 Tennessee Memphis 1-0

Location

April 07, 2024

1900 block of Frisco Ave
Memphis, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: King Gilliams
Age: 3
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 killed self

Notes

South Memphis at Lapaloma St, boy accidentally shot himself after taking loaded Glock 29 10mm handgun from pocket of his father's pants left unattended on living room couch, later died; MPD says child 4 yrs old, court records say 3 yrs; father charged with neglect

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 10mm

Sources

URL: https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/04/08/4-year-old-shot-killed-accidental-shooting-police-say/

URL: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/4-year-old-boy-dies-from-accidental-shooting-mpd-says/article_9035036e-f5a6-11ee-8694-8bfd67f3f48b.html

URL: https://wreg.com/news/local/42-kids-shot-in-memphis-this-year-le-bonheur-says/

URL: https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/04/09/man-arrested-after-4-year-old-shot-killed-accidental-shooting-police-say/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 91