In the early morning of March 18, 2020, police responded to a Northwoods residence in St. Louis County, Missouri, after reports of a shooting. Officers found 12-year-old Nakyah Durham with a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators initially treated the shooting as an accident but later determined Nakyah’s 15-year-old brother had been handling the firearm when it discharged and struck her. The boy was taken into custody and referred to St. Louis County Family Court on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Because he is a minor, his identity was not released and the juvenile court’s final disposition is sealed.

Does anyone have information about the household circumstances or how the firearm came to be accessible that night?