A backyard gathering in Wichita, Kansas, ended with the death of 24-year-old Anthony Martinez on June 30, 2018. Martinez was at a small party in the 2200 block of South Main with about five others, including his 27-year-old cousin, Martin David Ruiz Jr. Alcohol was being consumed and firearms were handled during the get-together.

While Ruiz handled a second gun in the same manner, that weapon discharged and a single bullet struck Martinez in the abdomen. Martinez was taken to a local hospital and died about eight hours later.

Martin David Ruiz Jr. was arrested and charged in the shooting. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in December 2019; prosecutors said mixing alcohol with firearms led to the fatal incident. A judge denied his request for probation and in February 2020 sentenced him to three years in prison.

Did anyone at that gathering or neighbors around South Main that night see anything that could clarify how the guns came to be handled?