Jaden Rahm was 16 and a sophomore at Yuma High School when he died on December 1, 2014, in Yuma, Colorado. He was sitting in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck with three friends during lunch break on South Albany Street when a shotgun kept in the vehicle discharged from the back seat and fatally struck him from behind.

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office investigated and concluded the shooting was an accident. Investigators found no evidence of criminal intent, the other three occupants were not treated as suspects, and no arrests were made. Jaden was remembered locally as a well-liked athlete who wanted to become a farmer; classmates held a candlelight vigil after his death.

If anyone was present that day or has additional information about what happened that afternoon, please share what can help clarify the events.