Jacob Lodge, 36, of West Palm Beach, was fatally shot in the head on February 18, 2018, at a home in Loxahatchee where he had gone to exchange clothing for his children. The shooter was Carlton Nebergall Jr., then 61, a retired Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy and Lodge’s father-in-law. The two men argued that night during Lodge’s ongoing divorce from Nebergall’s daughter; Nebergall shot Lodge, who was taken to a hospital and later died.

Nebergall was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder. The relationship between Lodge and Nebergall, strained by the divorce, is a central element of the case. Reports note Nebergall’s previous law enforcement career as a complicating factor in how the incident was viewed.

Does anyone have additional information about the lead-up to the argument that night or about the family dynamics involved?