Brayden Smith.Photo:Go Fund MeBrayden Smith was with his family New Year’s Eve when a bullet passed through their Memphis apartment window, striking the toddler during what police believe was “celebratory gunfire” coming from another part of the complex.“Celebratory gunfire is illegal and celebratory gunfire leads to tragic events like this,” Memphis Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said perMemphis’s Action News 5. “And we just have to stop shooting these guns.”The 3-year-old was rushed from his Edgewater Cove neighborhood to Le Bonheur in critical condition around 6 p.m., the Memphis Police Departmentconfirmed on X, the social media platform previously called Twitter.Brayden died around 6 a.m. Jan. 3 family friends said on aGoFundMe pagecreated to offset funeral expenses.“The investigation is ongoing, and our investigators are working tirelessly and diligently to bring those responsible to justice,” police said in a Tweetconfirming his deathlater that day.Hours after Brayden’s shooting, the Memphis Police Department recorded 327 gunshots on its gunfire detection software between 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve and 3 a.m. New Year’s Day,WSAZ News Channel 3 reports. Memphians reported shots fired 195 times in that six-hour period.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.There have been at least 20 unintentional shootings Jan. 1-5, 2024.Gun Violence ArchivesIn 2023, there were 1,573 unintentional shootings recorded across the country, according toGun Violence Archive. The online archive has recorded20 unintentional shootingsin the first five days of the new year.PEOPLE reached out to the Memphis Police Department to confirm if anyone had been arrested or if the department had any persons of interest in the case. A spokesperson declined to comment further on the investigation.
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Brayden Smith was with his family New Year’s Eve when a bullet passed through their Memphis apartment window, striking the toddler during what police believe was “celebratory gunfire” coming from another part of the complex.“Celebratory gunfire is illegal and celebratory gunfire leads to tragic events like this,” Memphis Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said perMemphis’s Action News 5. “And we just have to stop shooting these guns.”The 3-year-old was rushed from his Edgewater Cove neighborhood to Le Bonheur in critical condition around 6 p.m., the Memphis Police Departmentconfirmed on X, the social media platform previously called Twitter.Brayden died around 6 a.m. Jan. 3 family friends said on aGoFundMe pagecreated to offset funeral expenses.“The investigation is ongoing, and our investigators are working tirelessly and diligently to bring those responsible to justice,” police said in a Tweetconfirming his deathlater that day.Hours after Brayden’s shooting, the Memphis Police Department recorded 327 gunshots on its gunfire detection software between 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve and 3 a.m. New Year’s Day,WSAZ News Channel 3 reports. Memphians reported shots fired 195 times in that six-hour period.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.There have been at least 20 unintentional shootings Jan. 1-5, 2024.Gun Violence ArchivesIn 2023, there were 1,573 unintentional shootings recorded across the country, according toGun Violence Archive. The online archive has recorded20 unintentional shootingsin the first five days of the new year.PEOPLE reached out to the Memphis Police Department to confirm if anyone had been arrested or if the department had any persons of interest in the case. A spokesperson declined to comment further on the investigation.
Brayden Smith was with his family New Year’s Eve when a bullet passed through their Memphis apartment window, striking the toddler during what police believe was “celebratory gunfire” coming from another part of the complex.
“Celebratory gunfire is illegal and celebratory gunfire leads to tragic events like this,” Memphis Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said perMemphis’s Action News 5. “And we just have to stop shooting these guns.”
The 3-year-old was rushed from his Edgewater Cove neighborhood to Le Bonheur in critical condition around 6 p.m., the Memphis Police Departmentconfirmed on X, the social media platform previously called Twitter.
Brayden died around 6 a.m. Jan. 3 family friends said on aGoFundMe pagecreated to offset funeral expenses.
“The investigation is ongoing, and our investigators are working tirelessly and diligently to bring those responsible to justice,” police said in a Tweetconfirming his deathlater that day.
Hours after Brayden’s shooting, the Memphis Police Department recorded 327 gunshots on its gunfire detection software between 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve and 3 a.m. New Year’s Day,WSAZ News Channel 3 reports. Memphians reported shots fired 195 times in that six-hour period.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
There have been at least 20 unintentional shootings Jan. 1-5, 2024.Gun Violence Archives
Gun Violence Archives
In 2023, there were 1,573 unintentional shootings recorded across the country, according toGun Violence Archive. The online archive has recorded20 unintentional shootingsin the first five days of the new year.
PEOPLE reached out to the Memphis Police Department to confirm if anyone had been arrested or if the department had any persons of interest in the case. A spokesperson declined to comment further on the investigation.
source: people.com
