Daniel Barber, 69, died after being shot on March 4, 2018, at a party in a garage apartment on W. 23rd in the Heights in Houston. Jason Griffin, 39, brought both a gun and a bulletproof vest to the gathering; Barber tried on the vest and was shot. Accounts differ about what happened next: Barber’s fiancée, Mollie Tillman, said he would never have asked to be shot and was merely trying on the vest, while Griffin has been reported to say Barber told him to shoot and that he did not think the gun was loaded. Tillman says she had unloaded the gun before Griffin arrived.

Griffin was charged with manslaughter, unlawful possession of body armor, and being a felon in possession of a weapon; he remained in custody but was hospitalized for a medical issue reportedly a seizure. Tillman publicly expressed forgiveness and said she believed Griffin wasn’t thinking clearly. The case centers on the conflicting versions of events and the dangers of firearms at social gatherings.

Did anyone at the party or in the Heights neighborhood see what happened that night or know more about the interactions between Barber and Griffin?