Skyé Bleu Evans-Cowley was a 5-year-old girl from Green Bay who died on October 17, 2022, after being accidentally shot by another child in the home. The criminal complaint says the child who fired the weapon had been handed a loaded gun by Jordan J. Leavy-Carter, who was dating Skyé’s mother, and that Leavy-Carter later left the gun on a TV stand where the children could reach it. The child who discharged the weapon said she touched the wrong button and it came out like fire, according to the complaint.

Leavy-Carter fled the scene and was later apprehended in Beloit and returned to Green Bay. He was charged with second-degree reckless homicide, neglecting a child resulting in death, and possession of a firearm by a felon; at his initial court appearance he denied handing the gun to the child but admitted leaving it where children could access it. The community held candlelight vigils and memorials for Skyé, and her mother, LaKayla Evans, said justice would never fully come while her daughter was gone.

If anyone has information about what happened that day or saw anything relevant around the home, please share what is known.