Aizeya Reyes, a 14-year-old Hispanic male, was shot and killed in the family home in Henderson, Nevada, on January 26, 2024. The death occurred after a dispute with his 12-year-old brother over a cellphone; the younger brother reportedly grabbed a firearm and shot Aizeya, later telling authorities he did not believe the gun was loaded and that the shooting was accidental.

When police responded they found numerous unsecured firearms throughout the house — investigators reported as many as 15 guns accessible to the children. The scene prompted an investigation into the household environment and parental responsibility. Aizeya’s parents, Jerel Lee Reyes, 52, and Bryanna Kahikahiwa Reyes, 51, were arrested on charges of child abuse, neglect, or endangerment tied to the negligent storage of the firearms; court records show both later entered guilty pleas, with Jerel pleading to a felony and Bryanna to a gross misdemeanor.

What details about the household or the firearms might help explain how so many guns came to be left accessible to the children?