On the night of April 20, 2024, 15-year-old Carter Miller, a White male, was fatally shot inside a residence on Maple Avenue in Jackson, Michigan. He suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest while in an upstairs bedroom with a group of friends and was taken to Henry Ford Jackson Hospital, where he died.

Preliminary interviews with several other juveniles present suggested the shooting may have been accidental, but Carter’s family has pointed out inconsistencies in witness statements and pressed for scientific evidence to establish what happened and who was responsible. The Jackson Police Department opened an investigation and has not announced any arrests or named suspects.

If anyone was in that home that night or has information about how a firearm came to be in the possession of minors, please contact the Jackson Police Department.