Christopher Granados was a 16-year-old junior at Fort Lauderdale High School described by his family as humble, kind, and having a big heart. He was the oldest child and had two younger sisters. Peers remembered him as a good guy who always made people laugh; his mother, Edith Medina, said a part of her was gone after his death.

On the afternoon of Monday, September 16, 2024, Christopher was inside an apartment in the 400 block of Northwest 25th Street in Wilton Manors with friends. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., he and another 16-year-old, Herbe Belony, were reportedly handling handguns and pointing the firearms at each other when one gun discharged. Christopher was struck in the head, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives recovered two handguns in plain view inside the apartment.

That night investigators arrested Herbe Belony; he was initially charged as a juvenile with one count of manslaughter with a firearm. Christopher’s family has expressed devastation and called for accountability, including questions about how the teens obtained the firearms and whether the weapons’ owner should be held responsible. Does anyone have information about who supplied the guns or saw what happened that afternoon?