- DeAnn Radley accidentally fired her .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol while searching in her purse for her keys
- The bullet went through the bag and hit her, her 13-year-old daughter Dearria Radley, in their Nashville apartment
- Metropolitan Nashville police said the investigation is ongoing, but no charges have been filed yet
A Tennessee mother has spoken of her heartbreak after accidentally shooting her daughter dead while rummaging through her bag with her gun inside.
DeAnn Radley accidentally shot her gun through her purse, hitting her 13-year-old daughter Dearria Radley Saturday night while looking for her keys, police said.
According to reports, Radley accidentally pulled the trigger on her unholstered, .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol at approximately 10 p.m.
Moments later, the shocked mother called 911 after seeing Dearria’s blood and realizing her devastating actions.
The tragedy occurred at the family’s Edgehill Avenue apartment in Nashville, Tennessee.
DeAnn Radley (pictured) accidentally fired her .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol while searching in her purse for her keys
Her 13-year-old daughter Dearria Radley (pictured) was shot in the family’s apartment in Nashville
“My world is just falling apart, I loved that little girl so much. It’s a nightmare, words can never describe the pain I feel,” the heartbroken mother said
“I didn’t know my gun was loaded in my bag and shot through my bag,” DeAnn told local news channel WSMV 4.
“Then I saw the blood and oh God…” she recalled.
‘My world is just falling apart, I loved that little girl so much. It’s a nightmare, words can never describe the pain I feel,” the heartbroken mother said.
Metropolitan Nashville police said the investigation is ongoing, but no charges have been filed yet.
“I want her to be remembered by that angelic voice in those beautiful eyes,” Radley said.
‘She’s such a beautiful girl. This is something I’m not ready for yet,” she added.
Radley is now raising money to cover the costs of Dearria’s funeral.
“My 13 year old was accidentally shot and killed, I have no insurance to bury her,” Radley further wrote her GoFundMe page.
Radley is now raising money to cover the costs of Dearria’s funeral
As of Wednesday evening, the fundraiser had raised just under $8,000.
‘Thirteen years. We’ve been through everything together and my baby is gone. I can not do it. I can’t do it, dude. My baby, my baby,” Radley sobbed on a video posted to her Facebook account.
“I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, my baby is gone,” she said through tears.
Dearria’s grandmother, Irish Radley, told local news WKRN that she is also struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
“I just hope she walks through the door and this is all just a dream, otherwise she’ll call me, ‘Grandma, what are you doing?’ she said.
Adding, “I will never get those calls again. I’ll never get those texts: “Grandma, can I come over there?” It’s the little things I’m going to miss.’