A 3-year-old boy in Tennessee was shot and killed by a stray bullet in his own home on New Year’s Eve in a horrific tragedy that authorities blamed on a “celebratory shooting.”
Little Brayden Smith was inside his family’s apartment in Northeast Memphis when a bullet went through a window and hit him Sunday around 6 p.m., police told Action News 5.
The child was rushed to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital but could not be saved. Memphis police confirmed his death Wednesday, local stations reported.
“Our hearts ache beyond repair for the loss of such a young and innocent life,” a GoFundMe page created to raise money to cover the child’s funeral costs stated.
Investigators believe the bullets came from shots fired by someone in another part of the apartment complex. The shooter is still at large.
Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said the shooting may have been related to New Year’s Eve celebrations, with the suspect unloading a gun into the air.
Little Brayden Smith was inside his family’s apartment when a stray bullet flew through the window and hit him. Facebook Police said the shooting may be related to New Year’s Eve celebrations, as they believe a suspect unloaded a gun into the air. WATN-TV
“We’ve been trying to point out this month that celebratory shooting is illegal and celebratory shooting leads to tragic events like this and we just need to stop shooting these guns,” Crowe said, according to Action News.
The Memphis Touched by an Angel Foundation ministry made a donation to Brayden’s little family on Thursday in his memory.
The boy’s grandmother said that the boy was one of a kind.
Investigators believe the bullet that struck Brayden Smith came from a handgun fired by someone in another part of the apartment complex. Facebook The boy’s grandmother said Brayden Smith was an extraordinary person. Facebook
“He’s funny, I mean he’s his own person,” Tasha Davis told Action News. “He didn’t take any stuff.”
Brayden’s death marks the 398th homicide Memphis will see in 2023 — the highest number of homicides per capita of any major city in the entire US, according to the outlet.
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