Thirteen-year-old Arthur Miles was fatally shot on the morning of July 2, 2019, while visiting a friend at an apartment complex near 19th Avenue and Roeser Road in Phoenix, Arizona. He was in a bedroom when a 16-year-old friend entered carrying a handgun the teen had recently acquired. Police say the teen was showing off the weapon and admitted to engaging in antics with the firearm; authorities reported careless handling caused the gun to discharge and strike Arthur.

Arthur was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. The 16-year-old was detained, taken to the Maricopa Juvenile Court Center and charged with manslaughter in connection with the death. Questions remain about how the gun came into the teen’s possession and the circumstances that led to the fatal discharge — does anyone have information about that apartment complex or what happened that morning?