On April 19, 2013, eight-year-old Michael A Bisbee III was shot in the chest and killed inside a home on the 200 block of Lolo Street in Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Reservation. Initial media accounts described the shooting as accidental, but investigators later characterized the circumstances as unclear, prompting a longer inquiry.

The Nez Perce Tribal Police, Nez Perce County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI all took part in the investigation; the FBI’s involvement was because the incident occurred on tribal land and involved a tribal member. Michael was the son of Michael Bisbee Jr. and Roberta Bisbee; his mother served on the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, and the family’s loss affected the community deeply.

If anyone knew Michael, was at the Lolo Street home that day, or has information about what happened, please share what is known.