Vencorral Rilke Greene, a 17-year-old Black male, died after being shot in Tifton, Georgia on the afternoon of Saturday, November 1, 2014. A call to the Tifton Police Department around noon reported a shooting at a residence on Tift Avenue near Fulwood Park. Officers found Greene with a single gunshot wound to the chest and he was taken to Tift Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Greene was at a friend’s home when the firearm discharged; two other people were in the same room at the time. Early statements from the Tifton Police Department indicated the shooting may have been accidental, but investigators did not rule out other possibilities and the inquiry was described as ongoing. As of the initial reports, no arrests had been made and no suspects were publicly identified.

What did anyone in the area see or hear that afternoon, or what information could help clarify how the shooting occurred?