Lucas Xander Templin was an 11-year-old boy from Frazeysburg, Ohio, who died on June 17, 2014, from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Born June 6, 2003, in Zanesville, he attended Frazeysburg Elementary School and enjoyed the outdoors, soccer, biking, and building with Legos and Bionicles.

The shooting occurred while Lucas was visiting his best friend at the friend’s home. The two 11-year-old boys found a loaded revolver; the friend accidentally fired the weapon and Lucas was struck. Lucas died at the scene. The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office investigated ownership of the gun and the circumstances in which the boys located it, and authorities later determined the death was a tragic accident; no charges were filed.

If anyone knew Lucas, the home where the gun was found, or has information about how the firearm came to be accessible, please come forward.