In late summer 2013 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, 12-year-old Jeremy Michael Hatfield was shot and killed on the evening of September 4. Jeremy and his 15-year-old cousin, Michael Schultz, were outside a home on North Olive Street when a single gunshot struck Jeremy in the abdomen. He was taken to Carlsbad Medical Center and died that evening.

Initial reports of a drive-by shooting were later disproved. Schultz told police he had pointed what he believed to be an unloaded handgun at Jeremy and pulled the trigger; Jeremy had been holding a toy gun. Schultz was arrested on charges including involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence for the false story, and unlawful possession of a handgun. He entered a no contest plea and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation.

Was anyone in the neighborhood that night aware of tensions or unusual activity between the two boys, or did anyone see what happened on North Olive Street?