King Javier Black was 9 when he died after being shot at a home on East Washington Avenue in East Point on June 3, 2023. According to his mother, he had spent the afternoon swimming with family, changed out of wet clothes, and ran outside to play with friends. Police later said King was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound and did not survive.

Investigators reported King had been inside a house with a 9-year-old and a 6-year-old where two loaded firearms were accessible. Police said another 9-year-old was handling a handgun inside the home, allegedly cleaning or playing with it, when it discharged; the bullet traveled through a door and struck King in the back. Authorities arrested an adult, identified in reports as Shaharra White, in mid-June 2023 on a charge of influencing a witness after police said she told the children to lie about what happened. Officials said additional charges were possible and that another adult who had been watching the children and left before the shooting could face charges as well.

King’s family remembered him as a sweet, happy child who loved music, dancing, and being outdoors. Does anyone have information about the circumstances in that house or saw something that afternoon that could help investigators?