Thomas N. Taylor was 18 when he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest in Davenport, Iowa, in the early morning hours of September 26, 2014. He was found at the Five Seasons trailer park and died after being taken to a local hospital. Family remembered him as a young man who was always smiling and looking forward to starting a new job at Purina the following Monday.

Investigators focused on an acquaintance, 29-year-old Devyn Fix, who had been friends with Taylor for about six months and whose home Taylor visited to play video games. Fix was charged with second-degree murder on October 3, 2014; court records show drug charges were also filed the day after the shooting. Prosecutors said the shooting happened during a party where Fix had been drinking and was handling a loaded gun.

At sentencing the judge called the shooting an accident while condemning the recklessness of pointing a loaded firearm at people. Fix received a prison term not to exceed 15 years and was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Thomas and the people involved?