On November 29, 2018, four-year-old Izabella-Marie Helem was fatally wounded at her grandmother’s home in Lebanon, Indiana, when a three-year-old child in the household found an unsecured handgun and it discharged, striking Izabella-Marie. She was taken to a hospital in Indianapolis in critical condition and was placed on life support; she died of her injuries five days later.

Investigators say the weapon had been left on the floor under a couch by 63-year-old Darrell Marberry, the grandmother’s ex-husband. Marberry, of East Chicago, Indiana, was charged with felony neglect in connection with Izabella-Marie’s death. Her parents, one of whom was on assignment driving to Fort Knox at the time, donated her organs, which were used to help eight other children.

This was described by local authorities as a preventable tragedy that underscores adult responsibility for firearm safety. If anyone knew Izabella-Marie or has information about the circumstances in the home that day, please share what you know.