Two-year-old Kiaire Marquis McCoy of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died on May 19, 2023, after a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home in Kentwood. Police say Kiaire found a loaded Glock 22, .40 caliber, that had been left between a couch cushion and the armrest. The weapon had been placed there by 22-year-old Markus Nevills Jr., identified as the child’s mother’s ex-boyfriend.

Nevills told detectives he had been smoking marijuana and was scrolling on his phone, with his back to the firearm; he believes Kiaire crawled behind him and accessed the gun. After an investigation Nevills was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter; prosecutors describe the case as gross negligence and court papers state Nevills admitted responsibility for the child’s death.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw the household that day or who can add details about how the gun was stored?