Ten-year-old Aidyn Michael Hansen was fatally shot on Friday, September 15, 2023, in South Beloit, Illinois. Aidyn had been dropped off at the home of Jose Manuel Sandoval-Tenorio around 7 p.m. to play with a nine-year-old friend; the parents left the boys unattended to attend a festival. Two unsecured pistols were hidden under a loose bedroom floorboard at the residence.

Shortly after 7:20 p.m. the nine-year-old called Aidyn’s cousin; at 7:58 p.m. the cousin told Aidyn’s mother, Ashley Gray, that Aidyn had a hole in his stomach and was unconscious. Aidyn was taken to Javon Bea Hospital and pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m. from a bullet wound to his heart. Investigators say the nine-year-old allegedly accessed one of the firearms, recorded the event on a phone, and later hid the gun; the wound is described as having struck Aidyn in the back while he was turning toward the shooter.

Jose Manuel Sandoval-Tenorio was charged with endangering the life or health of a child and not having a Firearm Owners Identification Card. A judge ordered no contact with his wife or children, to stay away from the family home, and no access to weapons while he remained released pending further proceedings. Aidyn is survived by his mother Ashley Gray, a 2-year-old brother and a 6-year-old sister and other relatives. Anyone with information about what happened that evening is asked to come forward.