Stephen Jerod Putnam, 38, was shot and killed inside his parents’ Lewis County home in the early morning hours of February 10, 2015. Known as Jerod, he was a husband and father of twins, a logger and heavy-equipment operator who owned Jerod Enterprises and was active in the Ireland community. Emergency responders found him unresponsive on the living-room floor with a gunshot wound to the chest; an autopsy concluded the bullet perforated his heart and lung and ruled the manner of death a homicide. The autopsy also noted blunt-force injuries to his face, minor finger injuries and a blood-alcohol level between .15 and .18.

A.22-caliber bullet was recovered from his body and another projectile was lodged in a wall. Stephen’s brother, Kevin Lane Putnam, who was at the house that night with his girlfriend Susan Whitehair, initially told investigators Stephen arrived already shot but later admitted he had fired two rounds during a confrontation. Kevin was charged with first-degree murder and indicted by a grand jury. Jurors in the subsequent trial considered first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter charges but reported being unable to reach a verdict.

Does anyone have information about the events at the Putnam residence that night or knew the family and can help clarify what happened?