Gage Seal was 15 when he was killed on May 31, 2015, at the Travel Inn Motel in Lake Elsinore, California. He had been at a party with friends when a 16-year-old friend, Ryan Jordan Jawad, was reportedly handling a handgun while under the influence of a concentrated form of marijuana known as wax. The gun accidentally discharged and Gage was fatally wounded.

Jawad was charged as an adult by the Riverside District Attorney’s Office, facing one count of murder with a personal use of a firearm allegation and related charges including possession of stolen property. Court coverage described emotional proceedings with both families present; Jawad’s father said the boys were close friends who often stayed at each other’s homes.

Reports later say Jawad was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, admitted the personal use of a firearm, and received a 17-year sentence. Does anyone who knew Gage or was at that motel that night have information that could add clarity to what happened?