Divine Daniel-Vestige Warner was a 16-year-old student at Valley Jr./Sr. High School in Arnold, Pennsylvania. His mother remembered him as generous and big-hearted. On Sunday, April 23, 2023, just after noon, an exchange of gunfire near a playground at the Valley Royal Court apartments in New Kensington left Divine with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to a local hospital and died there.

Authorities say surveillance footage showed Divine approaching 19-year-old Dylan Walmsley with a handgun, a physical confrontation followed, and investigators identified Divine as the aggressor. Police reported Walmsley removed a handgun from his waistband and shot at Divine. Walmsley was arrested on firearms violations, including carrying a gun without a license, and was not charged with homicide. Divine’s family disputed that account; his mother, Jackee Harris, who said she witnessed the shooting, has insisted Walmsley was the initial shooter and called for murder charges.

No additional public information explains why homicide charges were not filed. If anyone witnessed the April 23, 2023 shooting or knew Divine, please share what you know.