Marlen Hernandez was 16 when she died in Tempe, Arizona, on July 25, 2016, of a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting occurred within her family circle and has been described as accidental. Tempe police took Marlen’s brother-in-law into custody in connection with the fatal shot, and the family publicly sought help with funeral expenses through a GoFundMe set up by a relative.

The case leaves a family grieving both a young life lost and the incarceration of another family member. Does anyone have information about Marlen’s life in Tempe or about the circumstances that led to this shooting?