MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating after they said a 3-year-old child was shot and taken to a local fire station.
MPD investigators said officers were called to the Memphis Fire Department’s station in the 2200 block of E. Shelby Dr. about 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. They said a young boy had been shot and was brought to the station by family members.
The child was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
Police said during their ongoing investigation, it was found that the boy's father, Jerome Johnson, 53, left a gun unattended, which allowed the boy access to the gun. Johnson was charged with aggravated child neglect and reckless endangerment.