Thomas Anthony Tiernan, 19, of Lebanon, Maine, died from a shotgun wound inside his family home on August 9, 2015. A 2014 graduate of Noble High School, he was attending the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The family remembers him as a kind, imaginative young man with a strong sense of humor who advocated for people with disabilities after being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome.

Investigators said a Remington 870 Express 20-gauge shotgun was involved. In December 2015 a York County grand jury returned an indictment charging Thomas’s older brother, 20-year-old James Tiernan, with reckless or criminally negligent manslaughter. Prosecutors said their investigation found no evidence of intent and described the shooting as a tragic accident. James pleaded not guilty in February 2016 and turned himself in after the indictment, posting $5,000 bail.

Did anyone in the area know the Tiernan family or have information about what happened that August day?