On the evening of Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 17-year-old Deondre Michael Kinney was found dead from a gunshot wound at a residence on Highway 52 in New Plymouth, Idaho. Deputies from the Payette County Sheriff’s Office arrived about 8:15 p.m.; two other people, one teen and one adult, were in the home and one of them called police. Investigators determined the fatal shot was not self-inflicted and that the person holding the gun when it discharged was one of the two witnesses present.

The Payette County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Idaho State Police, interviewed those on scene and ordered an autopsy to clarify whether the shooting was accidental or a homicide. Deondre, born May 3, 1999, was active in 4-H and local sports and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding his dirt bike. No arrests or suspects have been publicly named, and authorities described the incident as isolated with no ongoing threat to the public.

If anyone knew Deondre or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.