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February 23, 2021
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. The Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a child was killed in a shooting Tuesday in Grand Junction.
The sheriff’s office says deputies responded to a report of a shooting on Pearl Road and found a 7-year-old boy injured.
The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigation remains ongoing.
7-year-old shot, killed during reckless homicide in Hardeman Co., Tenn. Reckless homicide arrest (Source: Hardeman Co.) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | February 24, 2021 at 1:59 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 1:59 PM
HARDEMAN CO., Tenn. (WMC) - A 7-year-old boy is dead after a reckless shooting was reported Tuesday afternoon.
According to an affidavit, Hardeman County Dispatch was told a 7-year-old gunshot victim was being transported to Bolivar General E.R. in a Dodge Charger.
The Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection of Highway 18 and New Hope Church Road in Hickory Valley, Tenn. Officers attempted to save the child’s life, until the Hardeman County EMS took charge for the child’s medical treatment.
Ray Smith, 70, of Grand Junction, passed from this life Friday, December 11, 2020 at his home.
The husband of Cheryl D. Smith, who survives, he worked for the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department and the Grand Junction Police Department. He also was the owner at C&R Antiques in Grand Junction. He was born Friday, February 3, 1950 in Tupelo, MS, son of the late Alton Raymond Smith and Martha Lucille Goddard Smith, attending high school in Savannah. He had lived in Clifton, TN and St. Louis and Memphis prior to moving to Grand Junction. He enjoyed watching football, especially Alabama football, riding in his golf cart, talking about guns, watching old westerns, visiting his neighbors and making jokes. He was known to give out nicknames quite frequently and talk a lot about coins, but was best known for his immense love for his family. He was a Christian man and his family describes him as ‘one of a kind who will be missed by all who knew him.’