MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 16-year-old is charged with attempted murder on Wednesday after a fight at a cookout which injured a 2-year-old in August near Orange Mound, according to Memphis police.

The male juvenile has been charged with Attempted Second Degree Murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and reckless endangerment.

On Aug. 25, one of the victims involved in the shooting told police he and his child went to a BBQ at a residence in the 1100 block of Semmes Street.

He said when he arrived, he saw the woman who invited him to the BBQ having a physical altercation with his sister.

He told police he walked back inside the home with his 2-year-old child and asked what was going on.

That’s when he said he was approached by the woman’s brother, telling

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