On the morning of May 17, 2015, 15-year-old Mackeon Mackey Daniel Schulte was shot and killed in Billings, Montana, after he and a friend went to rouse their 17-year-old friend, Seth Culver, by knocking on his bedroom window and tossing pebbles. Culver, awakened and frightened, retrieved a .38-caliber revolver that had been a gift from his father and fired one shot through the window, striking Schulte in the head. Emergency responders transported Schulte to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Yellowstone County opened a homicide investigation and convened a special coroner’s jury to examine whether the shooting was criminal or justifiable. In August 2015 the jury found the death to be a justifiable homicide, concluding Culver had feared an intruder and did not act criminally. Schulte’s mother described the shooting as an accident and expressed support for Culver, noting the tragedy for both families. The county attorney was to decide whether to file charges after the jury’s recommendation.

Did anyone in Billings at the time know the boys or notice that night’s events and have additional details to share?