Denzel Nash was 16 when he was shot and killed on February 11, 2016, in an East New York, Brooklyn apartment. A student at the High School of Enterprise, Business, and Technology at the Grand Street Campus, he played soccer and had drawn interest from college coaches. Friends say he was playing a game of Madden NFL at a 15-year-old friend’s home when, after a celebratory moment, the friend brandished a gun that accidentally discharged. A single bullet struck Denzel in the head; he was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

The 15-year-old was taken into custody by the New York Police Department and was arrested on charges of manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. Family and community members mourned Denzel and urged stronger measures to keep firearms away from youths.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about how the firearm came into the apartment, please share what is known.