February 25, 2025 – A suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a 4-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals. Taliek Gallishaw-King, 19, was taken into custody in Murfreesboro.
He was charged with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence in the boy’s shooting, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Jesse Gammel.
Deputies and detectives responded to the shooting where they found the boy suffered a gunshot wound early Saturday at a home on Tessa Grace Road. Investigators determined a 4-year-old boy accessed a gun and accidentally fired it, resulting in his injuries.
“Investigators on-scene determined Taliek Gallishaw-King fled the scene in an unknown vehicle shortly before law enforcement’s arrival and took the handgun used in the shooting with him,” Gammel said.
In an unrelated case, King was charged with attempted murder by Smyrna Police in December 2023. He was released on $71,500 bond. King faces additional charges in another law enforcement agency.
King’s is being held on $60,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. His court date is set May 22 in General Sessions Court.
Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and the Sheriff’s Office express their thanks to residents for their assistance in apprehending Gallishaw-King. Special thanks to the United States Marshal Service, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Metropolitan Nashville Police, Smyrna Police and the Murfreesboro Police Department who provided resources and personnel to apprehend Gallishaw-King.
Source: RCSO
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