Kylin W. Brooks was a one-year-old from South Bend, Indiana, born July 17, 2022, who died of a gunshot wound on August 9, 2023. The shooting happened at a residence on Amhurst Avenue the afternoon of August 8, 2023, when a two-year-old cousin found a loaded handgun that had been left under the pillow of 19-year-old Joseph Troupe. The toddler accidentally discharged the weapon, and first responders found Kylin gravely injured about 1 p.m.; he died the next morning at the hospital.

Police arrested Joseph Troupe and charged him with neglect of a dependent resulting in death; reports say he hid the gun after the shooting. Local officials urged safer firearm storage following Kylin’s death.

If anyone knew Kylin or has information about the incident, please share details with the investigators.