Crime & Safety
1 Dead In East Nashville Accidental Shooting
A gun dropped from an 18-year-old's pants while he was eating, firing and killing him, according to Metro Nashville Police.
NASHVILLE, TN — An East Nashville man died in an accidental shooting Saturday morning, according to Metro Nashville Police.
Donquarious Barber. 18, was eating a bowl of cereal in an upstairs bedroom at a Parkway Terrace home when the gun in his pocket dropped out of his pants, discharged and fired a bullet into his chest.
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Barber died on his way to the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing.
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