On a Wednesday morning in May 2015, 59-year-old Larry Jacobs of Sheridan, Colorado, was shot in the head and killed at his home on South King Street. Investigators identified the shooter as Jacobs’s stepson, Nicholas Benhmida, who reportedly forced his way into his parents’ residence and fired the fatal shot before fleeing the scene.

After the shooting Benhmida’s behavior was described as erratic. He went to Canyon View Animal Hospital with his dog and requested the drug used to euthanize animals, saying they’re going to go where I go. He was armed at the time; a veterinary technician reportedly gave him the drug but he dropped it. About two hours after the killing police arrested Benhmida in the parking lot of a Denny’s near Wadsworth Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue; dogs in his vehicle were found unharmed. He was charged with murder and made his first court appearance the next morning.

Does anyone have information about Jacobs’s life in Sheridan or about the events that morning that could help clarify what happened?