On January 4, 2015, 17-year-old Deante Mardell Smith was found in Columbia, Missouri, suffering from a gunshot wound and later died from a bullet to the back of the head. The shooting occurred while Smith was in the presence of another man, and questions about intent and how the gun was handled became central to the investigation and prosecution.

Authorities identified Stone Midgyett as the person present when the firearm discharged. Midgyett was later prosecuted and in November 2015 entered a guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter, admitting legal responsibility for Smith’s death while asserting there was no premeditated intent to kill. The plea resolved the criminal case without a full trial.

Did anyone in Columbia know Deante or have information about where he was that day or who else might have been present?