On August 28, 2016, 12-year-old Tremain Brown Jr. was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his family home on Penway Avenue in the Hallmark neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Police initially received a report of a self-inflicted shooting around 12:30 p.m., but after speaking with the family investigators determined Tremain had been accidentally shot by his 11-year-old brother.

Tremain was a student at Stuart Middle School and described by a neighbor as the oldest child who looked after his younger siblings and played with neighborhood kids. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s homicide unit investigated how the children gained access to the firearm. No arrests were made, and the shooting was deemed a tragic accident. Tremain’s family planned a balloon release in front of their home, and grief counselors were brought to Stuart Academy to support students and staff.

If anyone knew Tremain or has information about how the firearm was accessed, please share what you know.