Cesar Cuma Gaxiola, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was shot in the head in the early morning hours of September 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City’s East Central neighborhood. Calls about a shooting near the intersection of 600 South and 900 East came in around 4:30 a.m.; officers found Gaxiola with a fatal wound, he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died later that afternoon.

Investigators say the shooting followed a house party that spilled into the street. Detectives interviewed a number of people they believed were involved, recovered a weapon at the scene, and identified a suspected shooter who was questioned and released while police examined whether the shooting might have involved self-defense. Authorities said they did not believe the incident was related to gang activity or drugs and described mitigating circumstances that required further inquiry.

Who was at the party that night and who witnessed the confrontation near 600 South and 900 East?