Thirteen-year-old Cartrial Robertson, an African American male, was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 25, 2014, after a handgun he and a 15-year-old friend were handling discharged. The boys were at a friend’s home in the 600 block of Hillcrest Street north of Summer Avenue; the homeowner says he did not keep firearms in the house and was unaware of how the weapon arrived there. Earlier that day Cartrial had posted images on social media showing himself with a .357 Magnum, other firearms, large amounts of cash, and items that appeared to be drugs.

Darrin Wilson, 15, was taken into custody and charged with reckless homicide. The Memphis Police Department ruled Cartrial’s death an accidental shooting and closed that investigative file, while the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office pursued a separate inquiry into how the minors obtained the firearm, drugs, and cash. Did anyone in the Hillcrest Street area see the boys or know how they might have gained access to those items?