William Oburn Little IV, 22, was shot and killed in Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania, during a gathering at the Hustosky residence. The group was eating pizza and watching television when a 22 caliber Ruger pistol that had been on a coffee table was picked up by 17-year-old Andrew Hustosky. Accounts differ about what happened next, but Hustosky pointed the firearm at William’s head and pulled the trigger; William was struck and pronounced dead at the scene.

Family members described the shooting as a terrible accident during teenagers messing around, while state police have treated the death as a homicide. Reports say Hustosky became upset over perceived joking flirtation between William and Hustosky’s fiancée and may have intended only to scare William, not realizing the gun was loaded. Hustosky was arrested, charged as an adult with criminal homicide and recklessly endangering another person, and held at the Fayette County Prison; a petition to transfer the case to juvenile court was denied.

If anyone was at the gathering or has information about the events in the house that night, please share what is known.