On Friday, September 30, 2016, four-year-old Solomon Jordan Smith was fatally wounded by a gunshot inside a residence near North 15th Street and West North Avenue in Milwaukee. The child’s death deeply affected family and neighbors, who held a vigil where they remembered him as a beautiful, happy boy.

Milwaukee police later announced they believed Solomon’s death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The boy’s 21-year-old mother was taken into custody on an allegation she left a firearm accessible to a child; she was later released and the matter was referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for review of potential charges.