Trevor Oldson-Poor Bear, 26, a Native American man from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, died on March 4, 2024. Family notices say services were held at Wolf Creek School later that month, and obituaries record his birth on December 14, 1997, and his death in Pine Ridge on March 4, 2024.

They report Jeremy Red Owl, then 29, was in the back seat with a loaded firearm and under the influence of cocaine; Red Owl told law enforcement he leaned forward and the gun discharged, striking and killing the driver identified as Trevor Poor Bear-Oldson. The incident took place in Indian Country and was handled under the Major Crimes Act; federal prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter and a firearm charge tied to the March 4 death.

Trevor’s family and community held remembrances and memorials after his death, and funeral notices list survivors and mourners who gathered to honor him. Does anyone in Pine Ridge have information about the day of March 4, 2024, or knew Trevor and can share what he was like?