On January 26, 2015, around 3:30 a.m., 23-year-old Leroy Smith was shot and killed inside a Milwaukee residence near 24th and Hadley. Responding officers found Smith fatally wounded from a single gunshot.

According to the criminal complaint, the person who handled the firearm was Smith’s 18-year-old brother, Dennis J. Jackson. Jackson told investigators he found a gun in the kitchen that seemed jammed and, after removing the magazine at his brother’s suggestion, pulled back the hammer. The bullet did not eject and, when the hammer was released, the gun discharged, striking Smith. A witness reported Jackson attempted to leave but was stopped by another person in the house until police arrived. Jackson initially denied handling the gun but later described the events after learning what others had seen. He was arrested and charged with homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and was found guilty.

Are there details about the scene, the firearm, or anyone present that readers can add?