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Justin Burns was 14 when he died on a bow-hunting trip on the Grand Mesa in Colorado on September 13, 2015. The Palisade High School student and avid outdoorsman was hunting with his father when a single gunshot struck Justin in the chest. He told his father he’d been shot before collapsing; first responders were unable to save him.

An investigation identified 59-year-old Guy Pohto of Minnesota as the shooter. Pohto later told investigators he fired a so-called sound shot at a noise in the brush without visually identifying his target. He was charged with reckless manslaughter and careless hunting and pleaded guilty. A judge sentenced him to five years in prison and ordered four years of probation to follow. Justin’s family also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Pohto.

Was anyone else hunting on the Grand Mesa that morning who might have information about the shots or the brief encounter Justin’s father described?