King Pleasant was a 6-year-old boy from Canton, Ohio, who died on September 14, 2020, after being shot by an 11-year-old neighbor. The shooting happened in the 500 block of 19th Street NW, where King’s family had recently moved. The younger boy was reportedly playing with a stolen gun that accidentally discharged, fatally injuring King.

An 11-year-old was charged with reckless homicide and faced court proceedings, but those charges were later dismissed on concerns about his mental fitness to stand trial. King was remembered for his bright smile, love of dancing and the movie Black Panther; neighbors left gifts and messages at the family’s home and the community mourned deeply.

What can readers who knew King or who were in that neighborhood around September 2020 add about what happened or about the stolen gun?