Pvt Jacob S Malcolm, an 18-year-old infantry rifleman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, died of a gunshot wound to the head inside a housing unit at Fort Polk, Louisiana, on April 12, 2018. He was pronounced dead at 7:04 p.m. by the Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office. Army officials said the wound was not self-inflicted.

Initial reporting by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command stated Malcolm had been with other soldiers and handling firearms when another soldier pointed a weapon at him and fired. The investigation identified Johnathon Najera as the soldier responsible; Najera pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in a military correctional facility and later received a dishonorable discharge.

Malcolm’s mother, Bobbi Jo Malcolm, has publicly expressed grief and frustration with the sentence and criticized the Army’s handling of the investigation and communication. Has anyone with knowledge of Fort Polk or this unit heard more about the circumstances that led to the shooting?