Fourteen-year-old Jasai Guy died on June 2, 2024, after a gunshot wound to the chest in his family apartment at the Howard Houses complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The shooting happened inside the home; Jasai and his 12-year-old cousin found a sawed-off shotgun while their grandfather was asleep in an adjacent room. The cousin was handling the firearm when it discharged, striking Jasai.

The weapon was reportedly owned by Jasai’s father, an FDNY firefighter who was out of state. Jasai was taken to Brookdale University Hospital but was pronounced dead. The 12-year-old was placed in custody and charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and criminal possession of a weapon. Friends and neighbors remembered Jasai as well mannered, a good student who enjoyed playing basketball.

Are there readers who knew Jasai or have information about the events at the Howard Houses that morning?