A 5-year-old child, Mari Lee Scott, died after a firearm discharged inside a Kansas City, Missouri, home on the night of April 16, 2024. The shooting occurred near 10:30 p.m. at a residence close to 51st Street and Eastwood Trafficway. Mari was taken to a local hospital but died that same night.

Investigators concluded the shooting was likely an accidental self-inflicted wound sustained while the child handled an unsecured gun. Multiple people were reported to have been in the house; police interviewed witnesses and confirmed an adult was taken into custody at the scene while the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed possible charges. Mari attended Operation Breakthrough and had recently been at a kindergarten roundup; family and neighbors held a vigil where they remembered his bright personality and love of superheroes.

Does anyone have information about the presence or storage of the firearm that night or other details that could help investigators?