SMYRNA, TN - A five-year-old was shot around 7:20PM Monday (8/15/2022) evening at the Lee Victory Recreation Park in Smyrna, TN. The shooting was believed to have been an accident, but Smyrna Police continue to investigate how the situation unfolded.
Witnesses say the child was shot in the area of the basketball courts. After the child was shot, the boy was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
As for the gun, police believe the firearm they recovered was the one that .
UPDATED: Smyrna, TN - On Monday (August 15, 2022), Smyrna Police responded to a call in regards to a 5-year-old child accidentally discharging a handgun at the basketball court in Lee Victory Recreation Park. First responders arrived on the scene and rendered aid to the minor child. However, the injury sustained was fatal.
Smyrna investigators have since determined the father to be the owner of the firearm. The child evidently retrieved the firearm from the father’s .