3-Year-Old Killed After Shooting Self In Memphis: Report

Memphis TN

28 March, 2022

10:42 AM

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MEMPHIS, TN — A 3-year-old boy died from injuries sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he found an unsecured, loaded AR-15 in his mother's bedroom Sunday in Memphis, according to a report from FOX 13 Memphis. Police arrested the mother, Tinesha Jackson, and her friend and owner of the gun, Tedrick Butler, after the shooting. The gun was left on a box covered with clothes while Jackson and Butler were out of the Whitehaven home getting food, according to the report. Butler is charged with negligent homicide, felon in possession of a handgun and possession of a controlled substance, among other crimes, and Jackson is charged with negligent homicide, according to the report. This story is being updated.