On April 26, 2023, 15-year-old Barry Ellis III was shot in the chest at about 4:30 p.m. while visiting a mobile home park in the West Little River neighborhood of Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was with a group of friends when a 16-year-old, identified as Davad Brooks, allegedly was showing off a gun and accidentally discharged it. Ellis was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Brooks turned himself in two days later and was charged with manslaughter; he told police the shooting was accidental and that the gun was being passed around when it went off. Barry’s mother, Latasha Goldwire, described her son as a good child who wanted to make friends, and the family set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for tips in the case.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or has information about the people involved, please share what is known with investigators.