Seventeen-year-old Kyle Richards of Federalsburg, Maryland, was killed in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2022. The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. in the 4400 block of E Street SE while he was visiting the city. Kyle, born May 21, 2004, was with his brother’s friend, 26-year-old Shattiah Johnson, when police say Johnson was mishandling a firearm that accidentally discharged and struck Kyle.

Johnson was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter. The death is described as resulting from firearm negligence; it left Kyle’s family and friends grieving the loss of a young man with his life ahead of him.

If anyone witnessed the incident or knew Kyle’s movements that day, please share information that could help clarify what happened.