An 8-year-old boy, Jacari A. Brown, was fatally shot in an accidental shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 15, 2023, around 4:30 a.m. Two children were searching for a TV remote in a home on the 3100 block of West Flournoy Street when they found a Glock 19 under a mattress. Jacari grabbed the gun; his 9-year-old cousin tried to take it away and the firearm discharged, striking Jacari in the chest.

An adult in the home immediately called 911 and Jacari was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cousin later told police what happened and led them to the gun, which the cousin had initially returned under the mattress. Ramon Sumerlin, 41, the homeowner, was out that night and later arrested and charged with child endangerment resulting in death and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Items belonging to Sumerlin, including mail and medication, were found in the bedroom where the gun was located. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed Jacari A. Brown as the victim.

What does anyone who knew Jacari or the household remember about how the gun came to be stored where the children could find it?