Beketel Elbelau Sleeper, 23, was killed in Portland in the early hours of March 8, 2015, when a firearm discharged inside a vehicle where he was socializing with friends. A friend handling the gun said it went off, striking Sleeper. A woman in the car called 911 and paramedics attempted to save him, but he was pronounced dead.

The friend who handled the weapon was arrested, later convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. Courtroom testimony included the friend’s emotional account that the gun went off and killed his best friend. The incident is described as an accidental shooting that ended in criminal prosecution and a prison term.

Did anyone who knew Beketel or who was in the area that night see or hear anything that could add detail to what happened in the vehicle?