Christian Pittman was a 9-year-old boy from Durham, North Carolina, who died April 28, 2014, after a loaded gun discharged while he and his 12-year-old brother were playing at their home on Macon Street. Emergency personnel pronounced Christian dead at the scene. His mother, Amy Suzanne Pittman, was not at the house when the shooting occurred; she had left the children alone briefly, a practice she reportedly had done before without incident.

Amy Pittman, 36, was later indicted on charges that included manslaughter, multiple counts of felony and misdemeanor child abuse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and failure to store firearms to protect minors. She was arrested and held in Durham County jail on $151,000 bond. Family members said she maintained she did not know a gun was in the house and believed it belonged to a former boyfriend.

Funeral services for Christian were held at Liberty Baptist Church, where community members raised funds to help the family. Christian was remembered as a loving, tender-hearted child who enjoyed school, soccer, and attending church with his grandfather. Does anyone have information about the firearm’s ownership or the circumstances that led to this tragedy?