Seven-year-old Jaylean Richardson of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died after an accidental shooting at his grandparent’s apartment on April 25, 2014. The rifle discharged about 4:15 p.m. at Colony Place Apartments while Jaylean was in a back room; he and other children had been in a bedroom when the weapon was found.

Jaylean was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and later pronounced dead. Police described the shooting as accidental but have not clarified whether Jaylean was handling the rifle or if it fired after being dropped.

Jaylean’s grandfather, 52-year-old David Nathaniel Richardson, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to secure a firearm and was held on a $6,000 secured bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center.