Corey L Hamilton Jr was a 16-year-old Black male who died in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 13, 2012, after a gunshot wound. According to reports, he was at an apartment with a 15-year-old friend, Dontavius Sharkey, who had a stolen gun. Sharkey allegedly believed the firearm was unloaded, pointed it at Corey, and the weapon discharged, fatally wounding the teenager.

Dontavius Sharkey, who turned 16 three days after the shooting, was charged as a youthful offender in adult court and later pleaded guilty to felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless use of a firearm, with sentencing handled under youthful offender provisions. Was anyone in Des Moines that fall aware of tensions or risks around stolen firearms that night, or does anyone have information about the apartment where this happened?