Fifteen-year-old Ryan Turner of Fort Lauderdale died on May 14, 1994, after a .38-caliber snub-nosed revolver discharged at George English Park and struck him in the throat. He and a group of friends had been passing the handgun around near the boat ramp; friends drove him to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The firearm had been bought on the street by one of the teens for $50 a few months earlier and was being held by police as evidence.

Authorities determined the 14-year-old who pulled the trigger was unaware the gun was loaded, and no charges were filed against the teens. Police characterized the death as a tragic example of the dangers of children handling firearms; the community, which said the park had never seen such a severe incident, was left in shock. Was anyone at George English Park that night who can add details about how the gun came to be there?