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On April 29, 2014, in Wichita, Kansas, 19-month-old TyMarion Savoy Blacknell was fatally shot inside his family home. TyMarion and his two older siblings — a 4-year-old brother and a 3-year-old half-sister — were playing in a bedroom when they found a loaded 9mm pistol stored in a nightstand drawer. The 4-year-old handled the firearm and pulled the trigger; a single bullet traveled through the drawer and struck TyMarion in the chest.

The children’s 33-year-old father and his 22-year-old brother were in the living room at the time. They ran to the bedroom after hearing the shot and took the critically injured toddler to the hospital, where he died about 45 minutes after arrival. Wichita Police described the event as a terrible tragedy and noted the 4-year-old appeared to have known where the gun was kept. Authorities said the father could potentially face charges while the investigation continued.

Does anyone in Wichita remember details from that household or the night of April 29, 2014 that could shed light on how the firearm was stored?