Memphis girl, 4, shot; suspect charged with 14 counts of attempted murder

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- A Mid-South man was arrested after a 4-year-old girl was shot in East Memphis.

Tommy Dang, 20, was charged with 14 counts of attempted murder, employment of a firearm and making a false police report after being booked into the Shelby County Jail.

Authorities said Dang and several other suspects opened fire on a home in the 4600 block of Dunn Avenue early Wednesday morning. One of the bullets struck a 4-year-old girl in the leg as she was sleeping inside the home next to her mother. The little girl was taken to the hospital and released. No one else inside the home was hurt.

Video obtained from a neighbor's home reportedly showed that the suspects also threw a Molotov cocktail at the home, starting a small fire. Suspects then jumped into a silver Toyota Camry and fled the scene.

Investigators said they located 28 spent shell casings with three different types of caliber on the scene. One of them was a 5.56 caliber casing.

Several hours later, police said Dang called them saying his 5.56 caliber rifle had been stolen. They said Dang also owns a silver Toyota Camry and matched the description of one of the suspects involved in the shooting.