Quess Kyron Rivera was 16 when he died from a close-range shotgun blast to the chest during a gathering in Inman, South Carolina, on December 21, 2017. The shooting was first reported as a self-inflicted wound but Spartanburg County investigators later concluded the death was accidental and resulted from criminal negligence.

Investigators determined a 15-year-old male, believing the shotgun to be unloaded after a shell was ejected, pointed the gun at Quess and pulled the trigger. A round remained in the chamber. Several juveniles fled the scene before police arrived and those who stayed gave conflicting accounts. The 15-year-old was charged with involuntary manslaughter and later turned himself in and was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia.

Quess was a sophomore at Boiling Springs High School and originally from the Bronx, New York; friends and family remembered him as a well-liked student with a bright smile. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Quess and can add details about what happened?