Aunesty Summer Rayne Hite was 20 and worked as a preschool teacher in Jacksonville, Florida. She died on July 29, 2017; her boyfriend, Sean Curtis Lovins, initially reported her death as a suicide and said she shot herself while he slept. Investigators found gunshot residue on Lovins’ hands and later discovered the couple had been handling the gun before it discharged.

Lovins was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He ultimately pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a plea agreement that involved prosecutors, his defense attorney, and Aunesty’s mother, Leanna Young. Family members, including Young and grandmother Deborah Stephens, gave emotional victim impact statements during court proceedings. Lovins received a sentence of one year in jail followed by five years of probation, with credit given for about two years already spent in custody and house arrest.

What additional details do readers have about Aunesty’s life or the events around that night that could help clarify what happened?