Caleb L.D. Shephard, 27, was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen outside a residence in a mobile home park near Lincoln, Missouri, on the night of Friday, January 12, 2018. A United States Army veteran and father of two from Cole Camp, he was taken from the scene by ambulance toward a helicopter landing site but died of his injuries.

Investigators arrested 21-year-old William J. Heffernan, the occupant of the residence, and charged him with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and tampering with physical evidence; bond was set at $100,000. Heffernan initially pleaded not guilty at arraignment. By November 2018 the case had shifted: Heffernan waived a jury trial and the parties announced a plea agreement, with a plea hearing scheduled for November 14, 2018, in Benton County Circuit Court.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office had not announced a motive for the shooting. Does anyone have information about Shephard, his movements that night, or witnesses who were in the mobile home park on January 12, 2018?