Kaden Phillip Robert was 15 when he died in Benton, Missouri, in early summer 2014. A student at Thomas W. Kelly High School, he was an honor roll athlete who played baseball and football and was remembered for an infectious smile and compassionate nature.

On a June evening after a basketball game in the high school parking lot, Kaden and three friends were inside a vehicle when a loaded handgun being passed forward accidentally discharged. The single shot struck Kaden and proved fatal; the Scott County Sheriff’s Department described the shooting as unintentional. Kaden’s family chose to donate his organs, which saved five people, and the community held prayer vigils and offered support to the family.

Very little public information is available about arrests or charges in connection with the incident. If anyone knew Kaden or was present that night and can help clarify what happened, please share what is known.