Jaquisha Beasley was celebrating her birthday in New Orleans when she learned her 13-year-old son had been fatally shot in Memphis. Police charged a 15-year-old relative with reckless homicide in the killing.
On May 17 at about 5:45 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Ketchum Place. They found Ladarrius Payne suffering from a gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the scene. The Memphis Police Department said the suspect is Beasley's nephew.
Tashaun Adams and Selena Farrell have been found guilty of reckless homicide and child abandonment after their 3-year-old son fatally shot his 2-year-old brother with an unsecured gun. The incident occurred in their Covington apartment in January 2024. Jurors recommended prison sentences following a weeklong trial.
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A Nevada couple has confessed to murdering their young child after she wet herself, with the body still missing years later. Ricky Beasley and Lakeia Walker entered guilty pleas in connection with the 2018 death of their daughter Zaela Walker.
A 61-year-old man in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been charged with first-degree assault after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy, the son of a man he blamed for a fire that killed his own son last year. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 1500 block of Hoyt Avenue East. The victim is expected to survive after surgery for wounds to his liver, lung and ribs.
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An 18-year-old South Carolina man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his uncle last year. Damarion Nealy, who was 17 at the time, received a sentence of no more than five years under the youthful offender act. The incident occurred in Horry County when Nealy pointed a gun at Gregory Johnson II's head.