James Rotramel, 22, was fatally shot on February 12, 2017, at a residence in the 8300 block of North 94th Street West, a few miles outside Valley Center, Kansas. He enjoyed the outdoors and racing cars; he was described as a Caucasian male from Valley Center.

The man accused of firing the fatal shot was identified as James’s brother, 36-year-old Michael Phillips. Phillips was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Rotramel’s death and also charged with aggravated battery after 20-year-old Kristopher Hooper was shot during the same incident and taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment. Bond for Phillips was set at $100,000 as the case proceeded.

What details about that February morning or the people involved might help explain why this turned so deadly?