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Anthony Stanford II, a 27-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, was fatally shot on December 8, 2016. The shooting happened at a dinner party hosted in the apartment of a friend, 30-year-old Steven Leannais. During a Facebook Live stream from the party, Leannais and another guest were seen handling a handgun and joking about whether it was loaded. Leannais reportedly assured others the gun was not loaded, but one round remained in the chamber. After the video ended, Leannais picked up the gun and pulled the trigger; the bullet struck Stanford in the upper abdomen. Stanford was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later. Leannais was charged with third-degree felony involuntary manslaughter; his blood alcohol content was tested at 0.058. Family and friends remembered Stanford as a building maintenance worker who trained young boxers; his mother, Trina Ford, urged that guns and alcohol don’t mix.

Does anyone have additional information about the night of the party or the live stream that could help clarify what happened?