Ty John Casey was 39 when he was killed by gunfire inside a Cedar Rapids home on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2022. A Marine Corps veteran born in Pusan City, South Korea and raised in Shellsburg, Iowa, he worked at a local restyling company and had recently taken on new responsibilities there; he was remembered for his bear hugs and loud laughter.

Police found Casey inside a Northwood Drive NE residence around 9 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say James Siegel, 42, told them he shot Casey twice after the two men exchanged blows. Siegel was arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder; the charge was later reduced to voluntary manslaughter.

In November 2022 prosecutors moved to dismiss the case under Iowa’s Stand Your Ground statute, saying they could not disprove Siegel’s claim of self-defense, and a judge ordered dismissal on November 20, 2022. Did anyone in Cedar Rapids know Ty or see him the night of May 13, 2022?