A family argument in rural Cope, Colorado, on August 13, 2017, ended with 31-year-old Leyton Laybourn shot and killed by his father, 65-year-old Stanley Laybourn. The shooting occurred at Stanley’s home after a dispute escalated into a physical altercation; investigators report Leyton pushed his partially paralyzed father, who fell into a planting pot and then fired a single fatal shot. Leyton was taken to Yuma District Hospital, where he later died.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested Stanley Laybourn and charged him with second-degree murder; he was held on $250,000 bond. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation took over the probe because Leyton’s mother served as a Washington County commissioner, and the Weld County District Attorney’s Office handled prosecution as a special prosecutor was appointed. Following review of the evidence by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, prosecutors concluded Stanley had acted in self-defense and the murder charge was dropped the following Friday, and the case was closed.

Does anyone have information about the events that led up to that evening or knew Leyton and can shed light on what happened between father and son?