Overview
- Police found a 14-year-old boy with a fatal gunshot wound and his 12-year-old sister injured after reports of gunfire at a Stockbridge home, an outcome the family says followed an accidental shooting.
- The sister, Lyric Shirley, was shot in the neck and has undergone three surgeries on her neck and vocal cords and remains hospitalized with an uncertain recovery timeline.
- Family members told local reporters that friends said the boy, Seven Shirley, bought the handgun on the street for about $200 though investigators have not publicly confirmed where the weapon came from.
- The family — who say Seven was like a nephew to rapper 21 Savage, who posted a tribute — has asked for privacy while urging the community to stop illegal firearm sales to minors.
- The deaths come during a period of acute family loss after a separate July drive-by killing of a 13-year-old cousin and have renewed local concern about youth access to illegal guns and adolescent mental-health crises.