Jeffrey Sutton II, 15, was fatally shot in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 10, 2021. He was a student at Smilow Prep and the son of the city’s fire chief. Authorities described the shooting as being investigated as an accidental death; the weapon was a handgun and the fatal wound was to his lower extremities.

The police did not publicly detail the circumstances and no information about arrests or suspects has been released. Funeral services were held August 20, 2021, at New Horizon International Church, and he was buried at Garden Memorial Park. Friends and family remembered him as a funny and special young man.

If anyone has information about what happened that day, please come forward and share what you know.