On September 30, 2018, three-year-old Angel Hernandez was fatally shot while on the front porch steps of his family’s home on North Highland Street in Memphis. The child and his father, 32-year-old Argel Hernandez-Escobar, were struck when a pistol the father was holding discharged. Angel was taken to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and was pronounced dead later that day; his father was treated at Regional One Hospital for a gunshot wound to the leg and listed in non-critical condition.

Memphis Police arrested Argel Hernandez-Escobar after their investigation and charged him with reckless homicide and aggravated child neglect in connection with Angel’s death. The case underscored the deadly outcome of a single, unintended discharge during a routine moment on the porch.

Does anyone have information about the family, the neighborhood, or witnesses who saw what happened that afternoon?