Ryan Matthew Perez, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, was shot in the chest and died on February 20, 2017. The shooting occurred at the apartment of his girlfriend, Jamie Lynn McCord; McCord initially told police Perez accidentally shot himself while cleaning the .22-caliber pistol, then later said the gun discharged accidentally while they were handling it together.

Prosecutors presented evidence at trial that the killing was intentional. Witnesses testified they heard Perez say Just do it immediately before a gunshot, and gunshot residue was found on McCord’s hands. The jury convicted McCord of murder.

McCord was sentenced to 35 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after serving half the term. Are there readers who knew Ryan or who have additional information about what happened that night?