Daejion Grant, a 16-year-old male, died on Saturday afternoon, July 15, 2023, in a residence on Wilson Avenue in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Emergency responders arrived about 3:15 p.m. and found him deceased at the scene. Family and friends remembered him as a beautiful, smart, friendly, kind and outgoing young man and a former student at Manchester Academic Charter School in Pittsburgh.

Police say a 14-year-old girl was handling a firearm she believed to be a BB gun; while playing with it she pulled the trigger and a single shot struck Grant. No adults were present in the house at the time. The girl was taken into custody and charged as a juvenile with involuntary manslaughter and other related offenses and was placed in a juvenile detention facility; authorities report she is cooperating with the investigation.

The community has been left grappling with the sudden loss and concerns about gun access for minors. If anyone saw or has information about what happened at the Wilson Avenue residence that afternoon, please come forward.