Unintentional Shootings Injure Two Children in Memphis

In Memphis, Tennessee, a 12-year-old girl was shot in the foot with a Glock 9mm handgun her nine-year-old sister was playing with. The younger sister took the gun from a dresser in the master bedroom thinking it was a BB gun. The owner of the gun, and the children’s guardian, was at work when the accident happened. Three other relatives were in the home at the time; two said they were playing video games, and the third briefly left to go to the store. 

And a boy in northeast Memphis accidentally shot himself and was taken to the hospital for treatment. One person has been detained, as police continue to investigate.

Sources:

Jeremy Pierre, “Girl Accidentally Shot in Foot After Sister Mistakes Glock for BB Gun, MPD Says,” fox13memphis.com (May 12, 2025).

Vivian Nguyen, “Boy Hospitalized After Self-inflicted Shooting in Northeast Memphis,” wreg.com (May 9, 2025).