On the night of September 2, 2024, four-year-old Harley Dion Hosein died after being shot in the Baden neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri. Police were called shortly before midnight to a home in the 700 block of Thrush Avenue and found the child with a critical gunshot wound; officers placed Harley in a patrol car and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators say Harley had been left at the residence without adult supervision while her mother briefly went to a store. Children at the home included Harley’s twin and a nine-year-old and a ten-year-old. According to statements to detectives, one sibling found an unsecured firearm belonging to the mother and the weapon was discharged, striking Harley. Homicide detectives and child abuse investigators opened a joint inquiry focused on firearm accessibility and the absence of adult supervision. The other children were placed with Child Protective Services.

No charges had been filed in the days immediately after the shooting; police said they were consulting with the Circuit Attorney’s Office and were considering possible charges, including child neglect resulting in death. Does anyone have information about this case or knew the family that could help investigators?