Amani Barringer was a 5-year-old African American girl who died after being shot on September 9, 2020, inside the Maple Run apartments on Elgywood Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A 14-year-old brother was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting. An adult was also charged with failure to secure a firearm; that adult’s name was not released to protect the juvenile’s identity. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigated the incident and later purchased 800 gun locks to distribute in the community.

Community groups, including Mothers of Murdered Offspring, urged safer storage and responsible gun ownership after Amani’s death. The case was cited amid concerns about child gun injuries in Mecklenburg County, where 42 children were hurt by guns in 2020, matching the prior year’s total.

Did anyone in the Charlotte area have information about Amani, her family, or the Maple Run apartments that could shed more light on what happened?