Breanna Gayle Runions charged with murder after shooting 4-year-old girl, Rockwood, TN, Aug 2023

[ChatteringBirds]

Breanna Gayle Runions, 25, is facing murder and child abuse charges after she allegedly shot and killed 4-year-old Evangaline Gunter ..

Tenn. woman fatally shoots 4-year-old girl allegedly while teaching her firearm safety

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (TCD) -- A woman is facing murder and child abuse charges after she shot and killed a 4-year-old girl while she claimed she was teaching her about firearm safety.

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Tennessee woman charged with murder in fatal shooting of 4-year-old girl

Authorities say a Tennessee woman has been charged with fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 25-year-old Breanna Gayle Runions was arrested Sunday in Rockwood and charged with felony murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of Evang

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Update October 2023:

RUNIONS INDICTED FOR SHOOTING DEATH OF 4-YEAR-OLD ROCKWOOD CHILD - 3B Media News

A Roane County grand jury has indicted 25-year-old Breanna Gayle Devall Runions on charges including murder for the death of 4-year-old Evangaline Gunter. Runions also faces aggravated child neglect, felony reckless endangerment with a weapon, and two counts of aggravated child abuse. The...

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Runions also faces aggravated child neglect, felony reckless endangerment with a weapon, and two counts of aggravated child abuse.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I can't find any updates on this case since 2023. Maybe a resolution will be reported in 2025 or 2026?

 

[tlcya]

Breanna Gayle Runions

Defendant

Trial

07/22/2025 9:00 AM

Jeffrey Wicks

State Of Tennessee vs Breanna Gayle Runions
73CC1-2023-CR-407

TCA Code TCA Desc
39-13-202 FIRST DEGREE MURDER
39-13-202 FIRST DEGREE MURDER
39-15-402 AGG CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT/ENDANGERMENT
39-15-402 AGG CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT/ENDANGERMENT
39-15-402 AGG CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT/ENDANGERMENT
39-13-103 RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT - DEADLY WEAPON INVOLVED
Roane County - Criminal Case Detail