Justin Felty was 21 when he was killed on the evening of April 4, 2014, in an apartment at the LionsGate complex near 52nd and R streets in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was visiting a friend at about 7:30 p.m. when a gun the friend was handling discharged; a single bullet struck Felty in the chest. Emergency personnel found him without a pulse and he was later pronounced dead.

Lincoln Police Department investigators, with Captain David Beggs leading the initial response, interviewed two other people who were at the apartment. Authorities reported no signs of a confrontation and described the shooting as an accidental discharge. The Lancaster County Attorney’s Office opened a separate inquiry; no arrests or citations were issued immediately and an autopsy was scheduled.

If anyone was in that area that evening or has information about the people involved, please come forward.