Dean Joaquin Mendiola Peredo was 21 when he was found shot and critically injured in an apartment on Busch Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, on May 6, 2017. He was taken to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and later died of his injuries. The Columbus Police Department opened a homicide investigation; a suspect was identified but no charges had been filed as of the latest account. Detective Robert Cutshall described the shooting as appearing to be accidental.

Born December 29, 1995, in Tamuning, Guam, Dean-Joaquin worked as a sales representative for Scotts Tru-Green in Dublin and was part of the rap group PRIM Records. He is survived by his fiancée Marrissa Knox, five siblings, and other relatives. Funeral services were held May 11, 2017, at Cromes-Edwards Funeral Home in Sidney, Ohio.

Are there details anyone remembers about that apartment on Busch Boulevard or the events of May 6, 2017, that could help the investigation?