A three-year-old named Kydalynn Jade Louise Graham died in Cleveland, Tennessee on May 30, 2012, after she and her two-year-old cousin found a .45 caliber handgun while playing inside a home. Authorities described the wound as an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot early in the investigation.

A Bradley County grand jury later returned charges against four family members: grandfather Tommie Graham, a state trooper, grandmother Deborah Louise Graham, mother Jennifer Haylee Graham, and aunt Elizabeth Hayden Graham. Each was charged with reckless endangerment and criminally negligent homicide. All four surrendered at the Bradley County Jail and were released on their own recognizance pending arraignment. Tommie Graham was placed on discretionary leave from his duties as a state trooper.

The community mourned Kydalynn’s death while the legal process moved forward. If anyone knew Kydalynn or has information about the circumstances in that home, please share what is known.