On July 31, 2016, 10-year-old Jordan Gray, a Black/African American boy, was fatally shot inside a Homewood apartment in Birmingham, Alabama. Jordan and his cousin came across a firearm while playing; the cousin allegedly began handling the gun, which discharged and struck Jordan. Emergency responders pronounced Jordan dead at the scene and his mother described him as her baby.

The Homewood Police Department investigated and ultimately arrested the cousin, a teenager whose name has not been released because of their age. The teen was charged in connection with Jordan’s death, though specific counts were not publicly detailed. The case left the family and community reeling from both the loss of a child and the legal consequences for another young person.

Did anyone in the Homewood area see or hear anything on the afternoon of July 31, 2016, that could shed light on how the children obtained the firearm?