On the morning of February 18, 2024, 4-year-old Jamero Edwards was fatally shot inside an apartment at the Bradley Townhomes near 64th Court and Bradley Road in Milwaukee. Jamero, his mother Tiara Edwards, and siblings were temporarily staying with friends while moving. The criminal complaint says Jamero found a loaded pink-and-chrome revolver in his mother’s purse while adults were asleep. A 6-year-old girl present told investigators Jamero handed her the gun and told her to shoot him; she pointed the firearm and pulled the trigger not understanding it was real. Adults woke to a single report and found Jamero with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Tiara Edwards, 32, told police the loaded revolver was hers and that her purse had been slung around her as she slept on the couch. The 6-year-old and another child said the purse had been on the floor next to the couch. Edwards said she had taken a concealed carry course but had not paid for the permit. She was arrested and charged with neglecting a child with the consequence of death and was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing on March 20, 2024, with arraignment set for March 26.

What did neighbors or others in the building see or hear that morning that could clarify how the children accessed the weapon?