Justin Gabriel Andries was a 14-year-old Black boy who died on May 14, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri, after a gun went off inside his family’s Northland apartment in the early hours of the morning. First responders found Justin at the Vivion Oaks Apartments near Northeast 50th Terrace and North Oak Trafficway around 3:30 a.m.; CPR was attempted but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said two juveniles had been handling a firearm when it discharged. Family members told reporters the gun had been taken from a car and brought into the home, and that Justin and his older brother had been posing for photos for social media when the weapon was waved and the trigger was pulled. The shooting was described in reporting as accidental; others in the residence were asleep and family members cooperated with detectives.

What details could help clarify how a round remained in the chamber and the sequence of events that night for those who knew the family or were in the building?