Nicholas Hare was 34 when he was killed on August 28, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. A University of North Florida engineering student who had been on the Dean’s List and was known as Nic, he lived with his girlfriend Lindsey Varner on Gibson Road. That night Jarod Miller, 35, drove from Pensacola to Varner’s home and forced entry by shooting through a glass door. Miller went to the bedroom where Varner and Hare were; upon hearing the commotion Hare rose and was shot in the head.

After the shooting Miller attempted to kill himself and survived; he was arrested and charged with murder, armed burglary, and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Court filings later show Miller pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed burglary, and received a minimum mandatory 40-year state prison sentence. Hare’s family and the UNF community remember him for his academic promise and the void his death left.

If anyone knew Nicholas, Lindsey Varner, or has information about the events that night, please share what you can.