A birthday party on South Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, turned deadly in the early hours of September 28, 2016, when 30-year-old Brent Shonta Johnson was shot in the chest while trying to de-escalate a fight. Johnson, described as acting heroically by his sister, was an unintended victim: the single shot was fired during a struggle over a loaded handgun between 30-year-old Richard L. Jenkins and 22-year-old Laterrius M. Triplett.

Both Jenkins and Triplett were arrested and gave conflicting accounts, each blaming the other for the gun discharging. Both were charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Jenkins pleaded guilty to those charges and was sentenced to 17 years in prison in the spring of 2018; Triplett was scheduled to stand trial in July 2018.

Does anyone have information about the party or saw what happened on South Ellis Street that night?