A 4-year-old boy, Kamarii Patterson, was found with a gunshot wound inside a home near North Briggs Avenue and Holloway Street in Durham, North Carolina, on the evening of June 23, 2025. Emergency responders took Kamarii to a local hospital, where he died a short time later. Investigators concluded the shooting was self-inflicted and said an unsecured firearm inside the residence was accessible to the child.

Family and neighbors held a balloon release the following day, remembering Kamarii as a joyful child who loved toys. An obituary gives his dates as January 4, 2021, to June 23, 2025. Public reports place the initial emergency call at about 9 p.m.

In early August, police announced an arrest: 26-year-old Tiera McArthur turned herself in and was charged with involuntary manslaughter, with prosecutors saying the case centers on the alleged failure to secure the firearm. No other arrests or suspects have been announced.

Did anyone in the area know if unsecured firearms were a common concern in that neighborhood or have information about the night of June 23?