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Derek Schindler, 30, was shot and killed on April 15, 2016, at an Etna apartment during an argument that reportedly began over a missing $40. Schindler, a Caucasian man from Shaler Township, was visiting friend Joshua Huber when a dispute that involved drinking and smoking marijuana escalated into gunfire. Twenty-two-year-old Melissa Zuk was also shot and killed that night.

Huber told police he acted in self-defense, saying Zuk attacked him first and that he shot Schindler after Schindler charged at him. A neighbor, drawn by yelling and gunshots, held Huber at bay with a 12-gauge shotgun until officers arrived. Huber was arrested and tried on two counts of criminal homicide.

After a weeklong trial that included testimony about substance use that evening, a jury acquitted Huber in May 2017, accepting his self-defense claim. The families of Schindler and Zuk expressed anguish and disbelief at the verdict.

Did anyone know Derek’s movements or who he had been with the week before April 15, 2016?