Seventeen-year-old Xantavian Pierce, a junior at Brunswick High School, died in March 2018 after an accidental shooting at Eagle Point Apartments off Crispen Boulevard in Brunswick, Georgia. Pierce, known as Tae, was reportedly helping a relative move when a gun inside a box he was carrying accidentally discharged, inflicting a gunshot wound to his stomach. He was taken to Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick Campus, where he later died.

The Glynn County Police Department investigated and ruled the shooting a tragic accident, finding no evidence of foul play or links to other local incidents. Coaches, classmates and family remembered him as a talented athlete on the basketball and football teams, an outgoing student with a strong faith, and someone attracting interest from college programs. Brunswick High School provided grief counselors and organized a student-faculty basketball game to raise funds for the family.

If anyone has information about that day or knew Xantavian Pierce, please share what you remember.