On the morning of November 22, 2014, Vernon Renville Jr., 28, was among four people shot at a home at 604 4th Avenue East in Sisseton, South Dakota. A patrol officer found a vehicle idling in the driveway with its doors open and people lying nearby. Renville, Angela Adams, 25, and Candace LaBelle, 29, were found unresponsive and later determined to have died from gunshot wounds; Karissa DogEagle was found seriously wounded but alive.

Investigators recovered 18 fired casings from a .223-caliber rifle and three expended 12-gauge shotgun shells. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation concluded the evidence, witness statements and forensic testing identified 22-year-old Colter Arbach as the sole person responsible; Arbach was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot. The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office said domestic violence was the primary contributing factor.

Renville was remembered by family and friends as a co-founder of the first two-spirit society in South Dakota and an advocate for awareness and acceptance. Does anyone have information about Vernon’s work in the community or knew him personally that could add context to his life?