The father of a teen who was shot in the eye and died at the hospital days later is pushing for more answers as he remembers and honors his son. 

“He’s a beautiful kid, as you see,” Cary Reed told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS about the picture of his 16-year-old son, Keair Reed, on his shirt. 

“We love him. He’ll always be in our memories,” Cary Reed added. 

Police say Keair Reed was shot on Sept. 16 at a home near 60^th and Quebec avenues in New Hope. He died six days later. Now, the suspected shooter, 17-year-old Anthony Wirtjes, is charged with second-degree manslaughter. 

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is also working to try him as an adult. 

According to court documents, Wirtjes told investigators he was sleeping and woke up to a gunshot – also telling them he thought Reed shot himself.

But police say evidence at the scene and the accounts of two witnesses contradicted Wirtjes’ story. Later, “police determined” Wirtjes fired the shot that hit Keair Reed in the eye. 

Wirtjes is also charged with having a “ghost gun,” which is a gun built with untraceable parts, often purchased as a kit or in separate pieces. 

Now, as Cary Reed holds on to memories of his son, he’s pushing for more answers. 

“I can’t bring him back. No one can, but the truth would bring me somewhat peace,” Cary Reed said. 

The victim’s family has started a GoFundMe to help pay for the teen’s final arrangements.