NASHVILLE, TN. — South Precinct detectives are investigating whether a three-year-old boy pulled the trigger of a nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol, the bullet from which critically wounded his mother’s boyfriend.
The shooting occurred at 12:30 p.m. on July 25th at a unit of Hamilton Crossing townhomes on Hamilton Church Road. Deangelo Spears, 20, received a wound to his lower back and was found inside his residence by responding officers. Spears was not very cooperative and said the shooting took place outside.
Spears’ 24-year-old girlfriend reported that she had just gotten home from work and was in the bathroom doing her hair when she heard a pop. She then saw Spears wounded and her three-year-old son with a pistol in his hand. She said she took the gun from the child and placed it on the counter before running outside to yell for help. The girlfriend said she placed the gun in a closet while waiting for an ambulance. The pistol was recovered by police.
Spears told detectives at the hospital that he does not want to talk about the shooting.
