On April 5, 2014, 11-year-old Jamara Stevens died in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood after a loaded .357 caliber handgun left in the home was fired. Jamara and her siblings were playing with the weapon when her 2-year-old brother accidentally pulled the trigger; he had traces of gunpowder and a burn on his arm consistent with a close-range blast. Jamara was struck in the arm and chest and did not survive.

Jamara’s mother, Tiffany Goldwire, was in the bathroom at the time. Police ruled the shooting an accident; no charges were filed at that time against the boyfriend who had left the gun in the house. Goldwire later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment and received probation and community service. The family struggled emotionally and financially after the death, and the community offered support.

If anyone knew Jamara or was in Mantua around April 5, 2014, can you share information that might add context to what happened that day?