Three-year-old Lauryn Koleen Barrett of Fort Worth, Texas, died on April 18, 2021, after a shooting at Oakland Lake Park. According to family members at the scene, Lauryn found a gun inside a vehicle and accidentally shot herself. The shooting was initially reported as accidental; Fort Worth police opened an investigation and homicide detectives took over the case one day later.

Detectives interviewed witnesses and adults who had been near the vehicle as they worked to establish how a firearm came to be within the toddler’s reach and whether negligence or criminal conduct played a role. Police have released very little information, and as of the latest updates no criminal charges had been filed.

What can anyone who was at Oakland Lake Park that day or who knew Lauryn or the adults involved add to the timeline or circumstances that led to this tragedy?