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Messiah Logan

Age 2

Las Vegas, Nevada

Two guns. One was a toy.

There were five of them that late Wednesday morning, five little boys — each no older than 12 — playing in the bedroom of a northeast Las Vegas apartment. The toddler’s mother was in the next room; a toy gun lay on the floor.

One 10-year-old might have brought a 9mm handgun to the apartment that day, police said.

He accidentally shot Messiah Logan, 2, in the forehead. After the gun went off, the little boy’s mother and a neighbor rushed into the room as the other three boys ran away. Messiah Logan died on May 30, 2018,  at an apartment complex in Las Vegas.

By Willow Taylor Chiang Yang · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 80 infants and toddlers

Unknown

The pistol was on the counter

Montreal Dunn

Picket fence couldn’t keep him safe

Moises Ramon Montano

He was resting in Mom’s arms

Aiden Martin

Cinnamon twists. Play-Doh. Accident. Bloody refrigerator.

Malachi La'Velle Michael Barnes

His mom had birthday invitations ready

Damion Little Jr.

By his mother’s side until death

Nyla Jones

Shot by accident, while with family

Livia Robinson

Sweet Livia’s smile ended while sleeping

Mikayla Alina Walker

Champion won’t lift yellow sword again

Ke'Anthony Terez Jelks Jr.

He was well beyond his years

Julien Gonzalez

The youngest infant at his daycare

Kyrie L. Johnson

He was only 17 months old

Jason Garcia Perez

Three months from his first birthday

Paxton Reece Edwards

It seemed like a happy home

David Jermaine Hall

Empty seat in his mother’s car

Owen Propes

Rosy cheeks, blue eyes. Only 3.

Kayleen Lor

She just wanted to help people

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Messiah Murphy

A wrong turn, a grandson gone

Unknown

Ears ringing. Loud noise. Third accident.