Marcus Franchez Gibson Jr. was 15 when he was killed inside a home on Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, shortly before 1 a.m. on January 6, 2021. A sophomore at Propel High School in Braddock Hills, he was described as gentle and quiet, devoted to his family, interested in engineering and science, and active in the Warriors of Holiness in Power Church.

Allegheny County investigators say three juvenile males were handling a firearm when it discharged, striking Marcus. He was found unresponsive by police and paramedics and was pronounced dead at the residence by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Detectives were consulting with the District Attorney’s Office and the investigation remained ongoing; initial reports did not make clear whether charges would be filed.

If anyone knew Marcus or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.