Ashton Gooding was a 4-year-old boy from Tampa who died on July 30, 2017, after a loaded handgun in his home discharged. He was taken to Tampa General Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The shooting occurred at a residence on East Hanna Avenue.

The Tampa Police Department investigated and described the shooting as accidental. The State Attorney’s Office reviewed the facts with the police to decide whether charges were warranted. Investigators had not disclosed the gun’s owner or the firearm’s exact location in the home at the time Ashton accessed it. The case raised clear concerns about gun safety and secure storage in homes with children.

Did anyone in the Tampa area have information about where Ashton spent time or about the household on East Hanna Avenue?