Innocent 4-Year-Old Child Fatally Shot While In Booster Seat, Now The Suspect Faces First-Degree Murder Charges
Jul. 4 2022, Published 9:01 a.m. ET
A man allegedly shot a 4-year-old to death while the child was in a booster seat in a car. Now, he has been indicted on a murder charge.
Recently, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in Tennessee announced that Terrell J. Woods, 32, was indicted on counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
He was released from jail after posting $500,000 bond.
- A Truck Driver Struck and Killed a Teen Boy Walking Down the Road. So His Father Fatally Shot the Truck Driver, Cops Say.
- Boy, 7, dies after car he was sitting in sprayed with bullets. 3 under arrest in connection to his murder.
- ‘You don’t do that to no children’: 4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Virginia And One Face Charges
On April 3, 2021, the boy’s father was driving up to a home to drop off a friend, prosecutors said.
Woods walked up to the vehicle and started arguing with the friend, shouting, “ya’ll been hating on me!” prosecutors noted.
Woods then took out a gun and started shooting into the van, according to prosecutors. One of the bullets hit Travius Taylor Jr. in the chest.
The child was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Become a Front Page Detective
Sign up to receive breaking
Front Page Detectives
news and exclusive investigations.