Late summer 2018: 14-year-old Christopher Nelson died after being shot in Lake Village, Arkansas. On the evening of Tuesday, August 21, the Chicot County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man who said he had accidentally shot his son. Responding deputies and medical personnel found Christopher with a gunshot wound to the head; he was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson in critical condition.

Christopher, born April 19, 2004, in Indianola, Mississippi, was described as a loving son, grandson, and brother who enjoyed hunting and fishing. The caller was identified as his father, Ronnie Nelson, who was taken to the Sheriff’s Office for questioning as the investigation began. Christopher died of his injuries in the early hours of Thursday, August 23, 2018. Funeral services were held August 30, 2018, and he was buried in Higden McLehaney Cemetery.

The report states the shooting was accidental and involved his father; are there readers who knew Christopher or have information about the circumstances that led to that night?