FATHER GIVES GUN AS GIFT TO DAUGHTER’S BOYFRIEND WHO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HER TO DEATH

Tragedy as high school graduate, 18, 'accidentally shoots and kills his girlfriend while showing off a gun he got as a graduation present from the girl's father'

By Abigail Miller

Daily Mail
June 3, 2017

A teenager accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while showing off a gun he was given as a graduation present Thursday night, according to police.

Memphis police said Brennan Fields, 18, was given the firearm as a high-school graduation gift by the father of his girlfriend, Lucinda Luna.

He was admiring the gift at the 19-year-old girl's home in Arlington, Tennessee, when he accidentally shot Luna in the stomach, according to WMC.

Luna was rushed to the hospital, but died from her injuries.

Shelby County Sheriff's Office officials said there are no plans to file charges against Fields.

'By all indications, there was no intent for this to happen,' spokesperson Earle Farrell told WMC.

Luna's neighbor and close friend Kara Stubblefield told WMC she is 'distraught' over the girl's sudden death.

About her friend, Stubblefield said 'she was always reading. Every time I went over there she was like "here you need to read this book."'

She also said Fields was experienced with guns, that he owned several and goes to the shooting range frequently.

'This is going to hurt real bad for him. Like he's not going to get over this for a long time. I'm just worried about Brennan really and her parents too,' Stubblefield said.