David L. Brooks was 56 and a longtime Canton, Missouri, businessman and assistant fire chief when he was found dead at his home from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest on the evening of April 27, 2017. Deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:15 p.m. after a call about a shooting and discovered Brooks’ body inside the residence.

Investigators focused on a suspect who lived in the household, 19-year-old step-son Cody Wilson. He was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and held on $1 million bond. A probable cause statement said the shooting followed a day of arguments between Brooks and his wife and that Wilson told authorities he had been napping, was awakened by the arguing, snapped, got a handgun from his room, and shot his step-father in the couple’s bedroom.

The case went to trial after a change of venue to Adair County. In June 2018, after a four-day trial, an Adair County jury found Cody Wilson not guilty on all charges. Does anyone from Canton or the area remember the day of the shooting or have information that could shed light on what happened that night?