Alexander Keon Malachi Jr., 16, was killed by a gunshot in Bennettsville, South Carolina, on the evening of March 17, 2016. Known to some as A.J., he died after a firearm discharged while he was with another person. The companion, a 22-year-old man, told authorities the shooting was accidental; law enforcement charged him with murder and opened a homicide investigation.

Alexander’s mother publicly expressed her grief and called for awareness about gun violence after her son’s death. If anyone knew Alexander, witnessed events around March 17, 2016, or has information about what happened that evening, please share what is known.