Rodderick Holder was 17 when he was fatally shot on January 30, 2016, at an apartment complex on Meadowglen Village Lane in DeKalb County, Georgia. According to investigators, Holder was among a group of teenagers handling a handgun when it discharged, striking him. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and died of his injuries. Holder was a 10th grader at Lakeside High School and worked at UPS; family remembered him as quiet, calm, loving, and a role model to his younger siblings.

DeKalb County police described the death as a tragic accident. A 16-year-old male reportedly pointed the gun at Holder, pulled the trigger, and later was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter; his name was not released because he was a juvenile. Investigators also looked into where the handgun came from.

If anyone was at Meadowglen Village Lane that night or has information about the gun’s origin, can you help provide details?