Anthony C. King was 19 when he died of a gunshot wound on November 6, 2016, after a visit to a friend’s house on Dorris Drive in Elma, New York. The single bullet struck his abdomen; he was taken to Erie County Medical Center but did not survive. Both King and the friend had graduated from Iroquois Central School District, and the shooting shocked the small community.

The friend, 20-year-old Jake Klocek, was house-sitting that evening and reportedly removed a handgun from a drawer. Prosecutors said the firearm discharged during handling and charged Klocek with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, arguing recklessness rather than intent. Klocek’s defense described the shooting as a tragic accident.

In July 2017 Klocek pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter; at his October 2017 sentencing he apologized and received 4 to 12 years in prison. Anthony King’s parents had asked for the maximum term. Did anyone who knew Anthony or was at that gathering see anything that night that could add clarity to what happened?