Sergio Moises Wilms, 19, of Gardena, California, was shot and killed on January 18, 2014, outside a Torrance condominium complex. Authorities say the shooting followed an encounter in the early morning when Wilms allegedly attacked a teenage boy who was packing a car for a Boy Scout camping trip. The boy’s mother called for help after hearing screams; Carmen Reyes, a 58-year-old man renting a room from the family, ran outside with a gun and shot Wilms multiple times in the torso, killing him.

Reyes was arrested the same day and released four days later while detectives continued their probe. The murder case against him was later dropped as investigators sought more witnesses and clearer evidence about what happened and Wilms’ state of mind before the confrontation. Friends and a former teacher described Wilms as peaceful, a skateboarder with a laid-back, hippy demeanor, and noted his academic progress at Shery High School.

Many questions remain about why Wilms would have attacked the boy and what each person’s actions were in the moments before and during the shooting. Does anyone have independent information or witnessed the events that morning?