Adam Thomas was 27 and a resident of Moreno Valley when he was shot dead in Hemet, California, shortly after midnight on November 8, 2014. The shooting happened about 12:45 a.m. on Toledo Drive; Thomas was struck multiple times and later died at a nearby hospital.

The confrontation involved off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent John Richard Demery. Demery carried a flashlight, a camera phone, and a personal handgun, and during a heated argument drew the weapon and fired five times. Witnesses said Thomas was unarmed and had not physically attacked Demery, though he adopted a defensive stance.

Demery was arrested and charged with murder; he was suspended and an internal inquiry was opened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. There has been significant attention on the use of force by an off-duty law enforcement officer in what began as a noise complaint. Does anyone have further details about the moments before the shooting or witnesses who saw Thomas that night?