Timothy Batts, 29, of Hendersonville, TN, is accused of shooting and killing his 11-year-old daughter.
Batts’ daughter, Timea, was killed Monday when she returned home from her first day at Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek.
The convicted felon is charged with reckless homicide, criminal weapon possession, and lying to police. He is being held on $1 million bail.
Batts originally told police his daughter came home from school and told him she was shot.
But investigators later determined the 6th grader was shot inside his house.
Batts turned himself in to police and confessed that he shot his daughter accidentally when she came home from school and “startled” him.
Timea was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to The Tennessean.
RIP Babygirl.
RIP Babygirl.
pitiful. i hope the felons in prison have fun w/this piece of ?
What type of lifestyle was he living, where someone walks through the door (not kick in the door), and he’s startled to the point, where he wakes up shoöting?
RIP baby. She was only 11 and living with someone (her father) who apparently wasn’t living right. Now she’s in God’s arms, protected from all harm.
I know this was an accident. I know it was. But he had two other firearms charges from shooting folks. He had NO biz with a gun. Period. No means NO.
RIP to the angel.
I feel sorry for him, and may her soul rest. I hope that he is able to work this one out with God and his family. I know its going to be very hard for her mother to forgive him.
I tried to resist the urge to click on this and read, because I’m so TIRED of children being harmed and killed by the people they are supposed to trust. And he has the nerve to look defiant in his mugshot, POS.
“Batts turned himself in to police and confessed that he shot his daughter accidentally when she came home from school and “startled” him.”
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So… he had a gun pointed at the door, finger on the trigger when his own daughter came home from school? For sure, that ain’t normal. Makes me wonder if he was conducting some dirty “business” out of that house if he was scared like that.
and she looked just like him
Wait, what? You mean he has a HISTORY of reckless conduct with guns? Lord, have mercy. RIP baby girl.
he was conducting some dirty “business” out of that house if he was scared like that.
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He was. It’s the only reason I can think of. I’ve been wrong many times before though.
My God!!! Rest in peace sweet baby.:(
I was pretty much thinking the same thing. Even if my wife comes home unexpectedly, early from work… my first thought isnt to have a gun pointed at the door.
Lord. And that baby looked just like him. Reminds me of what my grandmother would say anytime someone would startle easily– “If you were living right…”
Sooooo…you were that absent minded that you forgot that your child would return from school? You were so scared that somebody simply walking through the door made you grab yo gun? RIP baby girl ..but if I was her mother there would be no explaining this ish to me..
under the damn jail….
Batts turned himself in to police and confessed that he shot his daughter accidentally when she came home from school and “startled” him.
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Anybody would be startled. I understand it was a mistake but lying about what happened makes you a POS. That’s just how I feel about it. It’s bad enough this baby is gone but trying to cover it up is fugged up.
I can’t escape this madness. RIP baby girl???? I just read about that young black guy that was killed outside a friends house while attending a house party by a white guy. At least they charged his arse with murder talking about some hookups are in his neighborhood.
Something tells me he shot his daughter for sinister reasons. Its a shame because she looked just like him.
I was thinking the same! Just like him..ugh..heartbreaking
He was wanted by Nashville po-leese.
It’s such a shame to be was so reckless.
with you 1000% on that. Even if his story is true… (and I’m not sure it is)… aren’t you supposed to know who you’re shooting at before you pull the trigger? If there’s a clear line of sight between himself and the person he’s shooting, why would he not verify who he’s shooting at before firing? Makes no sense to me.
Exactly! He was either high and paranoid or paranoid because of his lifestyle. Either way, this baby lost her life because he had no control of his own. Out here living reckless like he didnt even have a child living with him. Smdh
Was he? I aint read that he was wanted. Piece of crap.
In February 2012, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued an attempted homicide arrest warrant for Batts, who authorities said shot another man from his car, according to Tennessean archives.
On the morning of Feb, 15, 2012, Batts, then 24 years old, was sitting in the rear passenger seat of a Chevrolet Avalanche when he fired at Cheyenne Turner, then 19, striking him in the shoulder at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Dominican Drive, police said at the time.
I think IF i did something like that…shoot my baby by accident…I’d be so heartbroken I wouldn’t even be able to make up a lie to tell the police.
none.. then shes little… so even her height should’ve at least been a trigger to look first ..idk
No real parent would.
Henderson’s daughter, Timea, was killed Monday when she returned home from her first day at Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek.
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At 11? Sad that it happened at all & this is around the same ages of my nephews, I can’t even imagine such. Prayers to the family & her little friends too, who’ll have to go through the school year without this beauty. Karma comes back so if what & how you state the circumstances occurred, you’ll have to answer for it…one way or another.
This.
agreeded…
Right my sentiments exactly! She looked just like him too, bless her little heart.
How you even thinking abt yo self at this point?
I have an 11 yo starting middle school too. I am so sad. I cant imagine
Why you feeling sorry for a murderer.
Agreed. I’d be cradling that baby so hard and crying my eyes out. I’d be confessin to anyone around how i felt. Not coming up with a lie.
He is a different breed chile smh. That’s the problem he’s not thinking, ole fucktard.
lies take to much energy. So after losing your child bc of something you did you shouldn’t hve no damn energy left.
I’m not the judge, but if it were up to me, I’d give him AT LEAST 10-15 years for this… especially with him already being a convicted felon before this happened.
Right! Makes me wonder what he was doing at the time he was supposedly startled. Not sure I’m buying his story.
Yup. Words of wisdom.
I’d probably lose my mind but lie about? Hell no! Your child deserves better.
So he was a tragedy waiting to happen. If it wasn’t Timea, then it would have been Timea’s mom or someone else. Shame.
Its always such a shame when good kids have bad parents.
Giggles @ “fucktard.”
Woman fatally shot in a role-playing event at Florida police department
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-fatally-shot-in-a-role-playing-event-at-florida-police-department/ar-BBvtbuV?ocid=SL5KDHP
Casey Anthony, Sean Flowers, Justin Harris, this guy, the list just goes on and on of people not fit to be parents. My grandbabies just got home from school at this moment, walking in the door from the bus, and boy this hits me looking at that little angels picture.
Pretty much
Supposedly sleep and heard a noise
I hve a couple cousins that need to be added to aint ish parents list….
WE ALL know at least 2-3 folks need to be added.
Same here & he’s (nephew) soooooo excited for it. Is your excited yet? First year I’ve heard “I’m ready to go to school.” Will be singing a different song by week four, LOL. The older one by 14 months has been giving him the “middle school talk” & what to expect. Parents should be preparing for school & going over school supply checklist NOT preparing for a burial.
Jesus!!
Rest In Power, baby.
Simple…you have ALWAYS thoght about yourself(meaning him)!!!!talkin bout some he was startled?a REAL daddy/father wood have FIRST knew it was that time of day for school to be out.why want his sorry azz AT the school to get her…even if they did nuthin but walk and talk.you aint seen her all day.you in a position as a PARENT to meet teachers,learn what her friends look like,scare a few boys into sum act right bout your baby girl….but NOOOOO,you got yo kray-zy azz home doin a whole bunch of nuthin!!!!just boils my blood????
Me too but they keep having babies. ?mad at and tired? of their foolishness.
You see him (the guy you responding too) downstairs lying?!
I am about to block @disqus_nOB5gPBzNI:disqus!! CTHU
You and me both, I mean not fit at all.
This is what you call a corny n!gga. Straight corny. Who shoots inside their house recklessly like a sneaky kid playing with a parents’ gun.
Corny. He shot her not because of his imaginary gangsta’ lifestyle but because he is trying too hard to be down.
I aint’ neva known a real “G” to do some dumb nonsense like this.
Real “G” will keep all corruption far from their home. They raise their children to be squares.
If you see me NOT commenting on this…it is because my heart can’t take it. A 6 year was shot here in Philadelphia last night, thankfully she is recovering.
This is ridiculous and I don’t want to hear about BLM, because they can’t be everywhere……..community needs to take this problem on.
hold up…Henderson’s daughter should read Batt’s daughter.
…and he needs a bat to the head.
I know one who should be in the Bad Parents Hall of Fame.
(or maybe… “Hall of Shame”?)
Hang his ass. How the fluck you shoot your baby beacuse she startled you? Piece of shat! He clearly was living a dangerous life to do something so reckless. Rest In Power ,Tiema.
New post. My own back yard local fukkery.
Sad, and she looks just like this fool.
in this day and time, why lie when you know they are gonna catch your stupid azz. I just happen to know of a guy in the dmv area who murdered his child giving him loads of Rx, hated his baby mother and the fact that he was stuck with a kid he didn’t want. Lied about the death of the child and was eventually caught…now serving time. it just doesn’t make sense to me.
Story below…rest in peace lil girl.
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-thomas-everett-holland-of-hyattsville-killed-3-year-old-jayson-maurice-with-lethal-drug-cockt
There is a war on our children. All I read about besides the spike in police brutality is about the death of these babies. Remains found, they’ve been shot, ran over, dumped in a creek, starved to death, beat to death, frozen, left in a hot car, raped, strangled. We have to pray for our/these children. They ARE our future.
I definitely have a no good daddy in my family. That’s why grandpa & grandma are raising our grandkids.
Read about a little girl named Baby Dinah being taken off life support the other night. Why was she on life support? Her “parents” or at least the dad beat her & mom allowed it. Sadly wasn’t the first “beating” of the baby. Before pulling her off life support, the arrested parents were allowed to visit. WHY? Weren’t they the ones to get her in this condition & caused her life to end sadly early? Visitation should have been denied, if you asked me.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/parents-accused-beating-daughter-allowed-183325684.html
Yes, is what I read in the media.
ALL TRUTH
I always keep my Nina in the case. If I hear any strange noises, I speak first to see if it’s one of my boys. No need it taking it out of the case for every little thing or noise.
HUH
So u didn’t know she was coming home from school around that time?Like UGH fu*k is wrong wit people
sad
okayy
he just aint ish..no other way around it
ATL White guy…I tagged you, check your notifications
That’s my pet peeve . I know I hve no control over any one elese uterus but it just irks me when mfs hve 3 & 4 kids and couldn’t afford the previous ones or hve a baby with the same nicca that aint taking care of the 1st one.
Asshole
What TF he waiting on, firing his gun because he’s startled?!?!
Was he molesting her? And she threatened to tell?
She’s his twin! This is so sad ?
When I hear about a person just up and killing the whole famliy I wonder the same thing.
I dont see ..what post ?
Yep I was thinking the same thing he must have been on drugs. So sad
give him life…he was living a demonic life if he felt “startled” by his kid
Me too.
very sad
I thought the same thing. SMDH…RIP Babygirl.
Sports reporter post.
Prolly had some folks after him and sitting up in the house scared to death and drugged up
WTF. I have so many questions. Like, why did he have a gun in the first place? Was this fool on some paranoid type shyt that he happened to have a gun? DIDN”T THIS IDIOT KNOW WHAT TIME HIS BABY GIRL was getting off school? HOW AND THE FCK DID SHE STARTLE HIM? Nothing about this sounds right. It’s heartbreaking and he should feel like shyt.
Kk ..going now . I wonder why ya tags didn’t show up in my mentions..
I can’t! Wtf is going on in this world?!?!? RIP
His whole story don’t add up…smh! So sad!
SO UNFAIR…. JUST NOT RIGHT… RIP BABYGIRL.
RIP little one. Sad
Wondered the same thing..smh ?
I am pissed because when I read the article this morning I was thinking that she was shot by someone else in a drive by or something. This man is a dog and please don’t use the word father to describe his status with her. REAL fathers wouldn’t do this to their child.
To the folks kicking and screaming and fighting gun control, here is the reason why it’s needed. Not to take guns from responsible owners but to keep from fools like this.
There is more to this story. I’m wondering if he was doing other things? ?? why would u just have your finger on the trigger like that? I’m sure your scary ass has heard a noise or 2! Uh uh try again I can’t wait for the autopsy! WHERE IS THE MOM I HAVENT HEARD HER SPEAK OUT YET!
R.I.P…….Timea……..
The man he shot at was on probation for shooting at him. Guess they call it retaliation. Also he had custody of his children(3 I believe), a single father. Smh
Just sad…..Smh
They’re in love (lust). I call it stupid.
From what I read, he use to be in the streets. Got his life together, custody of his kids and opened a business.
What are you thinking? Im guessing it had something to do with child support. OR something simply came over him.
WTF he shot his kid???? I’m soooo confused!
I’m sure Michael Rappaport and Spike Lee will have something to say about this too, Those two have been beefing about Brooklyn and NY like they founded those cities.
Omg ????
I feel sorry for him because his life was so jacked up that his daughter, who looks just like him, came home and he killed her. Now he has lost his family and everything else, he might just loose his life for ignorance. I feel sorry for him because everyday he will live with the pain of knowing what he did…. he can’t take it back and he can’t do it again. If this is a real accident – as it say it is – I do feel sorry for him ….
Wouldn’t he be expecting her anyway at that time?….she was coming home from school.
Tragic.
He lying
Stay off them drugs smh something he was snortin had him shook and paranoid RIP little angel
GUNS GUNS GUNS…kids come home from school, that’s what happens Monday – Friday ….
something is not right with his story, especially since he had to make up a lie at first… someone else shot her. Terrible parents, terrible.
SAD
what a cute little girl. #SMH
^^ This. He shouldn’t have had guns. Man is probably paranoid.
Another sad story….. Heaven welcome this angel and let her be in peace.
He aint shit and I hope that stomp his ass daily in prison.
RIP but what is that on that baby’s head???
The father was gay.
LMAO!
I doubt he feels that much regret over killing his child.
I don’t believe this was an accident, probably was molesting that child and she threatened to tell.
I feel so sad looking at that sweet lil lady on that pic knowing she’s lost her life???. RIP lil darling
RIP Baby Girl! Thug S0b execute him don’t waste court System time.lowdown bastard
What the heck was this trashy piece of bile into that his child can;t enter the house without getting shot?! I can’t imagine! Poor child!!
Put him in Gen-Pop and let the inmates know that he not only shot a little 11 y/o girl but that it was HIS DAUGHTER and have all the guards go on break!!
I read quite a few articles about this earlier this morning. The father, once upon a time, lived a bad lifestyle. He was shot multiple times and almost died. As a result of that trauma, he suffered from something similar to post traumatic stress disorder. He worked multiple jobs (I believe one article said 3, including a barbershop he opened) to provide for his family and allowing them to move from the projects to a better area. He was home because he took the day off to send his kids to school on their first day and to be there when they got home. The daughter came home earlier than expect and when he called out there was no answer. He was startled and fired his gun.
It is extremely unfortunate that this beautiful little girl lost her life. And it is equally disappointing that he felt the need to lie to the police. This seems to be a horrible accident. A father has lost his daughter (mind you he was raising her and her siblings) and so has a mother. If this was white John who shot his son Johnny, I don’t believe anyone would say half the things that have been said about him, his character and lifestyle.
so very sad
yea like who bleaches an 11 yr old hair
WTF type lifestyle he got going on where he just sittn waiting to shoot?
WTH is really going on? continue to RIP little Angel
People need to shut the hell up judging him and don’t know nothing about him or his family yes he was a convicted felon yeah he had charges stemming from a situation of retaliation after he had been shot 6 times he loves all of his children and would have never hurt his daughter intentionally he had custody of them for a reason so if he was so unfit that would have never taken place people always wanna define and judge others by their past when it doesn’t effect them he will forever be effected by this trajedy as well as Timeas other siblings because not only did they lose their sister they have also possibly lost their father to the system if he was such a bad person incapable of making a mistake like all of us as humans do he wouldn’t have the backing and support he does.
not trying to be cold but if my baby’s daddy had all that rif raf going on no way would she be living with him. what type of mom is even going to allow her baby girl to be living with the dad?
that is very very very rare. more to this baby girl’s parents history
yeah, because it has got to be a terrible reason for why she was living with a gangster in the first place
Agreeded…
Just bc u make a tragic mistake doesn’t make you a bad person!!! Ripprettygirl jesus loves u !!!
REST IN PARADISE
REST IN PARADISE
REST IN PARADISE