Overview

• Three-year-old Trigg Kiser was found unconscious in his family’s backyard pool on May 12 and died at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on May 18.
• The Chandler Police Department officially closed its probe into his death on June 2 without identifying any wrongdoing.
• Emilie Kiser sued on May 27 in Maricopa County Superior Court to permanently block public access to records related to her son’s drowning.
• Stepbrother Nick Espinosa posted an emotional Instagram video as the family’s first public reaction, urging viewers to cherish life’s fragility.
• Family friend Avery Woods paid tribute in a June 2 TikTok by wearing a necklace engraved with Trigg’s name.