Riley Gerber was 15 when he was shot during a home invasion in rural Laclede County on the night of July 8, 2014. Woken by a disturbance, he left his bedroom only to be struck beneath the left eye and in the ear. He retreated, found his cellphone, and was taken to a Springfield hospital, where he died on July 12, 2014. His father, 35-year-old Chad Gerber, was killed at the scene.

Authorities identified 65-year-old Matthew Mitchell Rumbaugh of Mountain Grove as the suspect and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. Investigators reported an alleged love triangle involving Rumbaugh and Chad’s wife, Jennifer Gerber; prosecutors say Rumbaugh admitted going to the home because he was tired of waiting for Jennifer to leave her husband. At trial in Camdenton in April 2019, Jennifer testified that Rumbaugh broke in and shot them, while Rumbaugh testified he had been invited and blamed Jennifer for the shooting.

Riley’s biological mother filed a wrongful death suit naming Jennifer Gerber, alleging Jennifer left the scene with Rumbaugh and did not return to call 911 for nearly 50 minutes, leaving Riley without timely medical aid. Did anyone in the area know Riley or have information about that night?