Fifteen-year-old Benson West died from a gunshot wound to the chest after a firearm discharged while he was inside an apartment at the Landings at Oak Hill in Union City, Georgia. The shooting occurred on a Monday afternoon; police were called about 4:40 p.m. and found Benson deceased at the scene. He was a freshman at Banneker High School and lived in College Park but was visiting friends in the apartment when the round struck him.

Authorities say one of the teenagers in the group was improperly handling the gun when it went off. In connection with the incident, 17-year-old Ja’Quan Perry was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm during a crime, and reckless conduct and booked into the Fulton County jail. Benson’s death was one of two separate fatal shootings involving teenagers in Union City within a two-day span, a development that alarmed city leaders and residents.

If anyone knew Benson, was at the Landings at Oak Hill that afternoon, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.