MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis mother said she’s heartbroken and desperate to get help for her son after he allegedly tried to kill her in her home, then was accidentally shot in the leg.
Officers said they responded to a shooting around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Edna Jackson told police on the scene that her 30-year-old son came home high on marijuana and ecstasy pills. She said he became “irate” and “mad.”
He then allegedly began threatening her by saying, “B—, I’ll kill you.”
The suspect then walked into her bedroom and grabbed her gun out of her bag, she said. The woman told police that he pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed. He then dropped the gun, picked it back up, and shot himself, she said.
The man was shot in the leg.
Edna Jackson, a mother of nine, said her son grabbed her gun and pointed it at her, threatening her with it. She said she tried to wrestle it out of his hands, the gun jammed, and then it went off.
The bullet ricocheted off the floor and hit his leg, she said.
“I held him in my arms. Because that’s my child,” Jackson said.
She did not identify her son by name but said he has been battling mental illness for years.
It is unclear if he is facing charges. He is still in critical condition at Regional One.
“I love you and I want you to get better,” Jackson said, speaking to her son.