A Tennessee woman was charged last week in connection to the Sept. 14 accidental death of her 8-year-old grandson.
Gracie Patton Mimms, 48, allegedly left the victim, Phillip’e Woodward, and two other juveniles inside a bedroom at her Nashville home and went to “spend time with friends.”
Investigators said that there was a loaded shotgun “out and easily accessible” in the room.
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The boy grabbed the gun and began handling it when it discharged, fatally hitting him.
Mimms admitted that she left the gun in the bedroom where the three juveniles were staying but claimed she did not know it was loaded.
She has been charged with criminal homicide and aggravated child neglect.
