Asher Creed Peacock was a 2-year-old boy from Alto, Texas who died on September 27, 2018, in Rusk, Texas. While the family was visiting relatives and his mother had put on a movie for the children upstairs, Asher wandered into another room, found a loaded .40-caliber pistol, and the gun discharged, fatally wounding him in the neck. Authorities determined the death to be an accident; there were no arrests or suspects and no murder investigation or litigation.

The family held a funeral on October 2, 2018, at Eastside Baptist Church in Alto. Asher, described as a happy child who loved elephants, inspired his family to advocate for increased awareness of gun safety to keep firearms out of the reach of children.

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