Harold Butch Short, a 63-year-old lifelong resident of Gibson, Louisiana, died from violence on Sunday, July 31, 2016. The death shocked the small community; Short was a familiar local figure and his passing was described as untimely and not due to natural causes.

Investigators determined the fatal encounter involved Short’s son. Authorities arrested Thaddaus Restevio and charged him with second-degree murder stemming from the July incident. The case proceeded to trial, and Restevio was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Short was buried in St. James Cemetery in Gibson.

If anyone knew Harold Short, his routines, or witnessed events in Gibson around late July 2016, can you share what you remember?