Robert Joseph Carrigan, 54, was shot to death inside a detached garage in Colorado Springs on November 3, 2015. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office ruled the gunshot wound a homicide. An obituary said Carrigan struggled with many demons, and his family described his death as violent and underserved.

The person who shot Carrigan was identified as Michael Joseph Galvin, 35, a U.S. Army Green Beret. According to reports, Carrigan was unarmed and was shot three times in the back during a confrontation inside Galvin’s garage. Galvin was arrested and charged with negligent homicide; prosecutors said Carrigan was shot as he attempted to flee, while the defense said Galvin acted to protect his wife and two children and alleged Carrigan had lunged for Galvin’s pistol and was under the influence of methamphetamine.

A jury acquitted Michael Joseph Galvin of negligent homicide. Carrigan’s family remembers him as a kind, gentle man who had long dealt with pain and sorrow.

Did anyone know Robert Carrigan or have details about his life or the events that night?