Nine-year-old Kimi Reylander died after being shot in the head by her three-year-old brother at a great-grandparents’ home in Irondale, just outside Birmingham, Alabama. The child found a loaded pistol left on a bedroom nightstand while the children were playing; family members in the house did not know the gun was in that room. The weapon belonged to Kimi’s great-grandfather, who was not present and was reportedly unaware the children would be visiting.

Kimi was airlifted to a children’s hospital with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later. Law enforcement described the event as a tragic accident and investigators said it was unlikely criminal charges would be filed. The family and community were left to mourn a gifted young singer and artist taken far too soon.

If anyone has information about the circumstances that led to the gun being left accessible, please share what you know.