Marcus Lewis was 13 and from Lithonia when he was fatally wounded after a handgun discharged in a garage on Idlewood Park in DeKalb County during the night of December 30, 2015. Reports say he had been with other boys at a home when they handled a pistol reportedly found in nearby woods; the weapon fired and struck Marcus in the face. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and later died, with some obituary records placing his death on January 2, 2016.

Police and local news described the shooting as accidental, but investigators treated it as a criminal matter. Authorities identified 17-year-old Aaron Harcum as the person who had the gun when it fired; he told police the shooting was not intentional and was reportedly distraught and apologetic when officers arrived. Harcum was arrested the next day and initially charged with involuntary manslaughter; later reporting said he was indicted on involuntary manslaughter and firearm felonies and was free on a $25,000 bond.

Marcus’s death was cited later in coverage about preventable child shootings, and his mother spoke of the lasting pain. If anyone knew Marcus or was in that neighborhood the night of December 30, 2015, please share what you remember.