On the morning of July 17, 2021, in West Jordan, Utah, 13-year-old Lance Moorhead was killed by a single gunshot after he and a 15-year-old friend sneaked out to meet in a church parking lot. The boys had agreed to meet there and the older boy brought a firearm; while they were handling and looking at the gun it accidentally discharged and Lance was struck, dying at the scene.

Police described the episode as a series of poor decisions by the adolescents. Investigators determined the shooting was not intentional but said the evidence showed some level of criminal culpability; the 15-year-old was arrested and booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of manslaughter. Lance had just turned 13 in March and was remembered by his family as a skateboarding, football and video-game fan with a contagious smile.

If anyone was in the West Jordan area that night or has information about what led to the boys meeting, please share what you know.