Harrison Carpenter, 37, died in the early hours of February 12, 2022, after he was shot inside an apartment building on Morse Avenue in Simpson, just outside Carbondale. Police were called about 2:30 a.m. after reports of a fight between two men and that one might have a gun. Officers found Kevin Bowan of Fell Township with his hands up and a gun nearby; Carpenter had been shot during the confrontation and his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified Kevin Bowan as the person who shot Carpenter, and news reports said Bowan admitted to shooting him. In March 2022 the Lackawanna County District Attorney announced the shooting was ruled self-defense and that the facts did not support a homicide charge against Bowan. Prosecutors instead charged Bowan with illegal possession of firearms because a prior felony drug conviction barred him from owning guns; authorities said the weapon used was a Glock 23. Kevin Bowan received a state prison sentence for the illegal-possession conviction, and his father, David Bowan, was also prosecuted for supplying firearms to his son.

If anyone knew Harrison, his movements that night, or more about what led to the confrontation, please share what was seen or heard.