MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur has treated far too many children for gunshot wounds, and over the past few years, many have come from three zip codes.
Some of the wounds were caused by accidents. Others by violence.
Le Bonheur reports as of last week, they treated 148 patients for gunshot wounds. That’s on top of the 180 patients last year.
The children’s hospital broke it down even further stating last year between January and September, most of the patients with gunshot wounds came from three zip codes.
- 22 children were from 38127, which is Frayser
- 14 children were from 38106, which is the South Memphis area
- 13 were from 38114, which is Orange Mound
This year, Memphis Police Department’s homicide tracker shows at least eight more fatally shot in those zip codes
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“It’s just unreal. Heartbroken to see those numbers especially children,” Memphis Councilmember Yolanda Cooper-Sutton said.
Her district includes all three zip codes.