Woman Accidentally Shoots Friend Not Knowing Gun was Loaded

A man and two women in Memphis, Tennessee, were joking around about guns and fighting, when one of the women, Tiosha Rogers, 20, accidentally shot the other woman in the chest. The man told police he had handed a loaded gun to Rogers, then heard it fire once and saw the victim fall. Rogers said she did not know the gun was loaded and was not fighting with the woman at the time. The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Rogers has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.

Source:

Melissa Moon, “Woman Joking Around with Gun Shoots Friend, Police Say,” wreg.com (December 16, 2023).