Timothy Englehardt, 22, died of a gunshot wound to the head on September 13, 2014. He was found on the front porch of a friend’s home in Holly Hill, Florida, after a 911 call reported an attempted suicide and a gunshot. Four people were in the house; Stephanie Lauber made the call and said Timothy had been upset and making suicidal statements and that she believed the gun was not loaded.

Police reported that 26-year-old Jacob Eldred had removed the magazine from his .45 caliber pistol and was pointing the gun at himself while talking about past suicidal thoughts when Englehardt allegedly grabbed the barrel and pulled it toward his head, causing it to fire. Eldred was charged with improper exhibition of a firearm, a first-degree misdemeanor, but the State Attorney’s Office later declined to pursue the charge. Timothy’s family disputes the suicide account and hired a private investigator to re-examine the circumstances.