On the evening of March 14, 2025, 14-year-old Jerron George Chapman, a white male from Saint Paul, was shot in the head while at a relative’s home on the 300 block of Bates Avenue in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. Emergency responders transported him to Regions Hospital around 9:25 p.m., and he was placed on life support but was later declared brain-dead. The official cause of death is pending an autopsy.

Police say they have not determined how Jerron came into possession of the firearm. He was at the residence with friends; authorities have interviewed those who were present. No arrests have been announced. Jerron’s mother, Kitrinna Simonson, described him as intelligent, athletic, and compassionate. The family donated his organs, which helped three people: a 65-year-old man received lungs, and the liver was split between a 10-year-old boy and a 39-year-old woman. A GoFundMe set up by extended family has been used to assist with funeral expenses.

What information about that evening or the people who were at the residence might help investigators or those trying to understand what happened to Jerron?