According to Memphis Police, a young child was accidentally shot Thursday afternoon and was pronounced dead.
In Oakhaven, police were called to a shooting on Brompton Road. A little after 3p.m., officers arrived on the scene.
A child, later identified as four years old, was transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition. They later pronounced him deceased.
Memphis Police did not say whether the child was shot by someone else or by accident.
MPD has also not yet disclosed whether anyone is being held in connection with the investigation, the case is still ongoing.
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