On the afternoon of July 8, 2021, one-year-old Jordan J. Bradfield was fatally wounded inside a home on Coronet Place in Jackson, Mississippi, when a .22-caliber firearm discharged and a single shot struck the child in the head. Emergency services transported Jordan to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police reports state a 14-year-old male was handling the gun when it went off. Initial statements from the Jackson Police Department described the event as an accidental death and reported no charges had been filed at that time. The teenager’s relationship to Jordan was not disclosed. Further details about how the youth obtained access to a loaded firearm were not reported, and the investigation was described as ongoing.

Did anyone in the Jackson area have information about Jordan, the home on Coronet Place, or the circumstances that led to the child being near a loaded firearm?