Jacob Edward Ruis was 23 when he died from a single gunshot wound inside an apartment on Reeder Street in Overland Park, Kansas, late on Friday, November 20, 2015. Authorities say the person who shot Ruis was an acquaintance, and investigators initially treated the shooting as an accidental death rather than a criminal act.

Detectives continued to look into the circumstances, and no arrests or suspects were reported. Jacob’s brother publicly asked people not to blame the friends who had been with him at the time. A visitation for Ruis was held December 4, 2015, at Abundant Harvest Church in Kansas City, Kansas, with a service the following day; he was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery.

What information do readers have about Jacob, the Reeder Street apartment, or the events that night that might clarify how this shooting occurred?