A disagreement over a gun inside a Whitehaven apartment complex ended with a man dead and a 20-year-old facing murder charges. Police say officers were called to the Graceland Pointe Apartments just after 8 p.m. Thursday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper right leg and chest. He was pronounced dead shortly before 9 p.m.
Darren Hurt, also known as “Lil D,” has been charged with second-degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, according to Action News 5. The outlet reports that before he died, the victim told officers, “lil d shot me,” and pointed toward a nearby apartment unit, according to the affidavit cited in its report.
Argument Over a Gun Preceded the Shooting
Hurt told investigators the victim came to his door and started an argument after Hurt refused to hand over his gun, the station’s report states. Hurt said the victim punched him in the nose and ran down the stairs, at which point Hurt told investigators he chased the victim outside and shot him with a handgun.
Police detained Hurt along with his mother, Natasha Hurt, according to the same account. Investigators said Natasha Hurt saw her son outside pointing a weapon at the victim, and she admitted to hiding a handgun in a clothes hamper, per the report.
Confession and Booking
According to police, Hurt confessed to the shooting. He was booked into the Shelby County Jail following the confession, the outlet reported. The circumstances around the argument itself, including what prompted the initial dispute over the weapon, remain as described solely through Hurt’s own account to investigators as relayed in the report…