On February 8, 2018, 12-year-old Damion Cortez of Lubbock, Texas, was fatally shot in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s at 50th Street and I-27. Damion was in a vehicle with six family members when the shooting occurred. Police say the shot was fired by a teenage sibling who had somehow obtained the gun; investigators initially treated the death as suspicious but later described it as an accident.

Authorities continued to examine how the teenager obtained the firearm and who exactly pulled the trigger, but no charges were filed against the sibling after officials deemed the shooting accidental. Damion’s school district and the wider Lubbock community expressed deep sorrow; counselors were made available for classmates.

Damion was remembered as a bright child who excelled in spelling bees and loved baseball, especially player AJ Ramos. Does anyone have information about how the firearm came into the vehicle or remembers that night at the McDonald’s drive-thru?