Noah Sarver, a 10-year-old boy from Indianapolis, died on the evening of May 1, 2016, after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound at a home on the city’s east side near Vermont and Sherman Drive. Neighbors had seen Noah playing basketball with other children shortly before the shooting. Inside the house at the time were several people, including Noah’s nine-year-old cousin. The two boys had found a handgun in a nearby alley, and while they were together in the home the gun discharged while in Noah’s possession. His cousin ran outside for help after hearing the shot and seeing what had happened; police found Noah unresponsive when they arrived.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department investigated and determined the shooting was a tragic accident, concluding Noah had accidentally shot himself. No arrests were made. Neighbors recalled Noah as a polite, great kid, and his mother described him as an intelligent fourth-grader, a straight-A student who loved basketball.

Did anyone who knew Noah or who lived near Vermont and Sherman Drive in 2016 see anything that could add detail about how the boys came to have the handgun?