A three-year-old girl named Braya A’rya Nakole Sanders died of a gunshot wound to the head on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide. Investigators found that her five-year-old brother had accidentally fired a 9mm pistol after apparently accessing an unsecured handgun that had been placed on top of the refrigerator.

The parents, Brea Sanders and Martaz Colvin Sr., were in another room when they heard a loud bang, then discovered Braya injured and the boy expressing remorse. Braya was taken to Forbes Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Braya was born in Pittsburgh on August 31, 2017, the youngest child and only daughter in the family; her obituary described her electric smile, joyful laugh, and love of cartoons, Kennywood, and getting her nails painted.

Does anyone have information about the household circumstances that day or knew Braya and can share memories?