On the evening of June 26, 2018, 17-year-old Michael M. Pacheco Jr. was shot and killed while at his home on Forest Street in Dighton, Massachusetts, with a group of friends present. According to reports, 18-year-old Joseph Medeiros produced a 9mm handgun at the kitchen table after Michael urged him to put it away. About 20 minutes later Medeiros handled the firearm again; it discharged and a single shot struck Michael, who was taken to Morton Hospital in Taunton and pronounced dead roughly 40 minutes later.

Medeiros fled the scene initially, discarding the gun in nearby woods, but turned himself in later that night. He was arrested and arraigned on charges including involuntary manslaughter, carrying an illegal firearm, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was held without bail. The community remembered Michael as a varsity football player with a ready smile.

Are there anyone who knew Michael or who was at that gathering who can share more about that night or about him?