Aabriel Jones Jr.

In Memphis, Tennessee, on a summer day in 2015, the life of 4-year-old Aabriel Cecil Lonnell Jones Jr., an African American male, was tragically cut short. On June 9th, the young boy was at home when he came across a. 40-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun. The firearm had been left on a nightstand by his father, Aabriel Jones Sr., instead of being secured in a gun safe.

While his father was outside working in the yard, Aabriel Jr. picked up the loaded weapon. In a devastating ...

4-year-old dies after finding gun, pulling trigger

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