On the night of January 4, 2021, 10-year-old Dameon Chalmers was standing outside his home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of North Memphis with a family member when a single gunshot struck him. He was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Memphis police say the shot was fired during an attempt by Dameon’s 14-year-old brother to take a handgun away from a friend; the firearm discharged accidentally and the bullet struck Dameon. The older sibling was taken into custody and charged with reckless homicide. The case was noted as the city’s first child homicide of the year.

The family held funeral services locally and community leaders expressed frustration about the response to the child’s death. If anyone knew Dameon or witnessed the events that night, does anyone have information to add or share with investigators?