A late-night gathering in a Great Falls Target parking lot ended in a fatal shooting on July 13, 2025. Jackson Hunter Molnar, 19, was found between two vehicles around 2:30 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head. Officers responding to a 911 call located Molnar where a group had been congregating.

Court documents say Molnar was with three others: Ryan Van Nguyen, Tyler Brigham, and Maiyha Gutierrez. The group had been showing off firearms while sitting in the backseat of one vehicle. Molnar reportedly reached for Nguyen’s pistol as Nguyen was preparing to clear it; with Nguyen’s finger on the trigger the firearm discharged and struck Molnar. Nguyen allegedly told Brigham he had just shot Jackson. Alcoholic beverages were observed in and around the vehicles.

Nineteen-year-old Ryan Van Nguyen has been charged with negligent homicide. An obituary described Molnar as outgoing, musical, devoted to family, and growing in his faith. Did anyone in the area see the group at the Target that night or have information about what happened?