Mykah Maverick Jackson was 9 years old when he died of a gunshot wound on June 26, 2017, on the northwest side of Indianapolis at the Flat apartment complex in the 7100 block of Warrior Trail. Police describe the shooting as a tragic accident: Mykah and another child were playing with a firearm that had not been properly secured, and Mykah was shot in the face. Family members took him to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

The firearm belonged to a 27-year-old man who was related to the other child. In the days after the shooting the other child’s father, identified as P.L. Gage, turned himself in. The Marion County prosecutor filed two felony counts of neglect against Gage. IMPD officials emphasized the danger of unsecured guns in homes with children.

If anyone knew Mykah or has information about how the weapon came to be accessible, please share what you know.