DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Family and friends of Treymayne Bass gathered at a home off West Macon St. to honor the life of the 16-year-old who was killed by a gunshot last weekend.
Bass' family remembers him as a teen who loved telling jokes and looked out for those around him. His cousin shared that he would "give you the shirt off his back."
Those gathered also shared the importance of firearm safety.
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The Decatur Police Department said that Bass was with a friend, 18-year-old Jayden M. Michniewicz, when a loaded gun they were handling went off. Bass was struck in the chest and taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital where he passed away from the injury.
Michniewicz was arrested on April 6 for involuntary manslaughter and granted pre-trial release on April 8. He's due back in court later this month.
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