Two-year-old Hayden Mayes was shot and killed in Denmark, South Carolina, on September 13, 2014. Hayden had been at a neighbor’s house on a Saturday when a gunshot struck him; his mother, at her own nearby home, was handed her gravely wounded son by the neighbor and attempted CPR but Hayden did not survive.

Investigators identified the neighbor, 44-year-old Sidney Davis, and recovered a black Smith and Wesson .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun that had been reported stolen from Augusta, Georgia. Davis was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession, possession of a stolen firearm, and drug-related offenses after marijuana and paraphernalia were found at his residence. The State Law Enforcement Division remained in charge of the shooting investigation.

What information do readers have about the events that afternoon or the weapon’s history that could help clarify what happened?