Gracie Morin was a 4-year-old girl from Brownwood, Texas, who died on April 7, 2013, after being accidentally shot in her family’s home. An adult family member was cleaning a semi-automatic handgun when a round passed through a wall and struck Gracie in the living room at about 8:15 p.m. The death was ruled an accident and no arrests or suspects were named; no criminal investigations or civil litigation were pursued because authorities determined the shooting was not intentional. Brownwood police initially withheld the family’s name, citing privacy.

Gracie was born January 4, 2009, in Abilene, Texas, to Christopher and Stephanie Morin. Neighbors and the community described the incident as a horrible tragedy, and Gracie was remembered by her family as their little princess. Does anyone have memories of the family or the neighborhood that might help document Gracie’s life and the impact on the community?