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HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) -- After months of questioning, News 13's investigative team has confirmed Andrew Murray, District Attorney for Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties, will begin reviewing this week whether an adult should face criminal charges in the death of a toddler who reportedly shot herself with an unsecured gun on Christmas Day 2021.
Three-year-old Aylee Gordon died at Mission Hospital on Dec. 28, 2021, just days after picking up a 9-millimeter pistol that was reportedly left in her father's pickup truck in the Edneyville community. Her father is retired Henderson County Sheriff’s Captain Tim Gordon who served with the department 28 years and retired in 2016.
“The sheriff’s department initially was doing the investigation, and was doing everything,” said Murray. “Then when it was determined that obviously, I think, there was a retired sheriff’s deputy, I haven’t seen the report, but my recollection is a retired sheriff’s deputy was involved, then that’s when they called in SBI.”
Murray then further explained the sheriff's office detective’s process. “They [Henderson County Sheriff’s Office] had their part to finish up what they had done, but had SBI in critical parts, especially when it pertains to the sheriff’s deputy," he said. "I’m told that I’m getting close to getting both sides, that they’ve been coordinating, and that I will get both sides here soon, so it should be in my lap by next week.” The district attorney could have that information this week, as his comments to News 13 were left in a voicemail on June 24.
News 13 has obtained the original incident report in Aylee’s case that shows the sheriff’s office investigators stated from the start that her gunshot wound was an accident.
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Three-year-old Aylee Gordon died at Mission Hospital on Dec. 28, 2021, just days after picking up a 9-millimeter pistol that was reportedly left in her father's pickup truck in the Edneyville community. Her father is retired Henderson County Sheriff’s Captain Tim Gordon who served with the department 28 years and retired in 2016.
“The sheriff’s department initially was doing the investigation, and was doing everything,” said Murray. “Then when it was determined that obviously, I think, there was a retired sheriff’s deputy, I haven’t seen the report, but my recollection is a retired sheriff’s deputy was involved, then that’s when they called in SBI.”
Murray then further explained the sheriff's office detective’s process. “They [Henderson County Sheriff’s Office] had their part to finish up what they had done, but had SBI in critical parts, especially when it pertains to the sheriff’s deputy," he said. "I’m told that I’m getting close to getting both sides, that they’ve been coordinating, and that I will get both sides here soon, so it should be in my lap by next week.” The district attorney could have that information this week, as his comments to News 13 were left in a voicemail on June 24.
News 13 has obtained the original incident report in Aylee’s case that shows the sheriff’s office investigators stated from the start that her gunshot wound was an accident.
Report at link:
6 Months later: DA to decide if gun owner will face charges in toddler's death
By Kimberly King
