On August 20, 2015, 16-year-old Winston Brown, a student at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the face at a friend’s apartment in the 5600 block of Shallow Run in Benbrook. Benbrook police say Winston and his friend were handling a .22 caliber rifle they believed to be non-functional; the rifle discharged and Winston was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, where he later died.

Investigators found two rounds of ammunition in the rifle’s chamber. The friend’s mother told authorities she was unaware of a firearm in her apartment and did not own a gun. Police described the shooting as a tragic accident with no hostile intent; no arrests or charges were reported and no suspects were identified.

Anyone who knew Winston or was in that neighborhood on August 20, 2015, with information is asked to come forward.