A’monzel Binion was a 5-year-old boy from Anchorage who loved dinosaur toys, the color blue, and playing with his younger sister. He was looking forward to starting school in about a month and was remembered for a beautiful smile that brightened his family’s home.

On the evening of July 27, 2018, just before 10 p.m., A’monzel was in the care of a babysitter at a residence in the 900 block of Chugach Way when he accessed a loaded handgun stored in a kitchen cabinet. The firearm was accidentally discharged and the child died from his injuries despite a prompt response by authorities. The case underlines the consequences of unsecured firearms in homes with children.

If anyone knew A’monzel or has information about how the firearm was stored that night, please come forward.