Nineteen-year-old Jyrez Ricks was shot and killed in Wichita, Kansas, on the evening of July 20, 2021. He was at an apartment in the 500 block of North Nims with friends when a handgun being handled by 21-year-old Jordan Williams accidentally discharged. The single shot struck Jyrez; he was later found in the parking lot of the Villa Del Mar Apartments and pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m.

Family and friends remember Jyrez as goofy and loving, often carrying a backpack full of snacks and preferring simple meals such as hamburger helper, rice-a-roni, eggs, and beef jerky. Police determined the shooting to be accidental; Williams was arrested at the scene and booked on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. The matter was submitted to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office for review.

If anyone was at that gathering or saw activity near the apartment that evening, can you share what you remember?