Raymond Dewayne Weston, 29, died after being struck by a gunshot at a house in the 2500 block of Culpepper Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, on January 4, 2015. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.

Alexandria Police concluded the shooting resulted from reckless, playful handling of a firearm by another person at the residence rather than an act of malice. That person, 29-year-old Kendall Smith, was taken into custody and charged with negligent homicide. The police chief called the incident horribly tragic and completely avoidable and warned about the dangers of treating firearms like toys.

Does anyone who knew Raymond or who was in that neighborhood on January 4 have information that could shed more light on what happened that night?