James Lester Nesmith, 53, died from a gunshot on September 24, 2016, in Tallahassee, Florida. The shooting occurred during a visit to the home of Floyd Eugene Parrish in Bristol, Florida after an argument between the two men. Parrish, then 61, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was called in to investigate and took Parrish into custody shortly after the shooting.

Parrish had been involved in a contested gun-rights episode three years earlier when Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch released him following an arrest for carrying a pistol without a concealed-weapons permit. That episode produced separate misconduct charges against Finch; he was later acquitted. Parrish’s attorney, Ryan Andrews, described the killing as a stand your ground self-defense claim, saying Parrish was protecting himself and his wife from an intruder. The FDLE probe and the parties’ histories added political tensions to the ongoing investigation and legal proceedings.

Does anyone have information about the events at Parrish’s home that night or contacts who might help clarify what led to the shooting?