Centell Carter, a 31-year-old African American man, was shot in the head on November 8, 2017, at an apartment complex at 249-R Northpoint Avenue in High Point, North Carolina. He was taken to High Point Regional Hospital and later transferred to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, where he died the next day.

The shooter was identified as 49-year-old Donald Davis, described in reports as a friend of Carter’s. Davis told officers the shooting was accidental and flagged down responding officers from his balcony. He was arrested and initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; bail was set at $50,000. After consultation with the district attorney’s office, prosecutors upgraded the charge to second-degree murder and increased bond to $1 million. In an interview with Violent Crimes Unit detectives, Davis again said the shooting was accidental.

What details about that night or about the people involved could help clarify whether the shooting was truly accidental?