Thomas James Rushing was 14 when he died in Lafayette, Colorado, on February 21, 2021. In the very early hours that Sunday he was driven by private vehicle to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he succumbed to a gunshot wound after police were dispatched at approximately 1:07 a.m.

Detectives tracked leads given at the hospital to a residence in the 400 block of West Oak Street, and their investigation pointed to an accidental shooting inside the home earlier that evening. Officers identified a juvenile involved; that youth and the parents cooperated with authorities. Within two days police announced the arrest of a juvenile on a manslaughter charge, who was booked and released to the parents as the case continued. The Boulder County Coroner identified the victim as Thomas Rushing and funeral records confirm his death at that hospital on the same date.

Did anyone in Lafayette have contact with Thomas or knowledge of the West Oak Street residence that could help clarify what happened that evening?