Child Critically Injured in Apparent Accidental Shooting

June 30, 2025 – Youth Services detectives continue to investigate Monday’s apparent accidental/self-inflicted shooting that critically injured a 2-year-11-month-old boy inside his Elizabeth Jordan Street home.

The child’s mother reported going to sleep after returning from work and being awakened around noon by a loud bang. She rushed into a bedroom to find her son with a gunshot wound to his head. She and the child’s father drove him to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital where he remains in extremely critical condition. A nine-millimeter pistol was recovered.

The investigation will be staffed with the District Attorney’s Office upon completion…

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