Brandon Crawford was 15 and a student at Palisade High School when he was shot and killed at a gathering of teenagers in a home on East Rood Circle in Clifton, Colorado, on November 16, 2014. Friends carried him downstairs so paramedics could reach him; by then they had already tried CPR and he did not survive. The scene included alcohol and marijuana paraphernalia, indicating a party-like atmosphere.

Mesa County Sheriff’s Office investigators described the incident as lacking malicious intent and called it an isolated event. A 15-year-old, Landon Sardi, was arrested and booked into the Grand Mesa Youth Detention Facility; authorities reported he said he had been carrying a .22 caliber revolver for protection. Sardi was charged with manslaughter, a class 4 felony, plus two misdemeanors.

If anyone who knew Brandon or was at that gathering has information that could clarify what happened that afternoon, please come forward.