Jacob Grabe was 13 when he was shot and killed in his Grand Junction, Colorado home on September 11, 2008. An eighth-grader at Grand Mesa Middle School, Jacob enjoyed animals and played the French horn in the school band; he had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Jacob’s mother, Jaquette Grabe, was on the phone and heard a pop from their son’s room; her husband reportedly said he had shot their son. Jaquette then heard gurgling followed by more gunshots. Deputies later found Allen Grabe on the front porch holding a revolver; he surrendered and was arrested. He was charged with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death and was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Who knew Jacob or his family and can share anything about him or what happened that night?