Teen Graduation Tragedy: High School Graduate Fatally Shot by Peer who Believed Gun was Unloaded
Franklin, Tennessee – A tragic incident unfolded in Franklin, Tennessee, as 18-year-old Lily Basil, a recent high school graduate, lost her life in an accidental shooting by another 18-year-old, Matthew Roufail. Roufail mistakenly believed that his AR-15 style rifle was unloaded when the fatal shot was discharged. Shortly after the shooting, Basil was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, where she tragically passed away. As the community …