On the evening of November 16, 2021, 19-year-old Quadarrien Devaughn Simmons was fatally shot while a passenger in a car on Coventry Circle in Perry, Georgia. Police say a firearm discharged inside the vehicle around 10 p.m.; Simmons was taken to Perry Hospital and died of his injuries. A second passenger, 19-year-old Tyrese Brown of Fort Valley, was treated for a gunshot wound to his hand and released.

Investigators report that Brown and 17-year-old Kiasaun Bennett of Perry were in the backseat passing a gun back and forth when it accidentally discharged. The bullet traveled through the back of the front passenger seat and struck Simmons. Brown and Bennett were arrested and charged with reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter. A 24-year-old from Warner Robins owned the vehicle and was present but was not immediately charged; the firearm’s owner was not publicly disclosed.

Are there readers who knew Quadarrien or who can provide information about the night on Coventry Circle?