MURFREESBORO (AP) - The cousin of an Alabama man killed during a drive-by shooting during a cookout in Murfreesboro says he was trying to save a child.
51-year-old Mickey Simmons of Demopolis, Ala., got shot in the neck early Monday morning as about 30 people gathered at her house for a post-wedding cookout.
Tuma says her duplex home and a few cars were also shot as the guests were preparing to leave.
About 30 people including 15 children were at the event following a wedding in Nashville.
The shooting happened just after midnight at her home. Many were gathered out in the front yard for an outdoor cookout.
Murfreesboro police were investigating Monday afternoon.
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