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Father Charged with Homicide After Son's Fatal Shooting

4/2/2026

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Steven Lamont Phillips, the father in Nashville, Tennessee, faces criminal homicide charges after his 6-year-old son, Steven Lamont Ricks (Junebug), died.
The boy was shot in the head while in Phillips’s care on Monday.
Phillips was initially charged with aggravated child neglect and unlawful gun possession.
Investigators found the firearm in the living room, and Phillips remains in custody without release.

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Steven Lamont Phillips, the father in Nashville, Tennessee, faces criminal homicide charges after his 6-year-old son, Steven Lamont Ricks (Junebug), died.
The boy was shot in the head while in Phillips’s care on Monday.
Phillips was initially charged with aggravated child neglect and unlawful gun possession.
Investigators found the firearm in the living room, and Phillips remains in custody without release.