John A. Casey, 32, was killed during a confrontation with a Kentucky State Trooper in the rural community of Phelps on a Sunday morning in July 2016. Troopers had been sent to investigate a reported assault. Authorities say Casey threw a rock that struck a trooper in the face and then reached into his pocket; a trooper, believing Casey was reaching for a weapon, fired. The object Casey had reached for was later identified as a beer can. Casey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Casey’s sister disputed that he had been involved in any altercation before the trooper arrived. The matter was presented to a grand jury, which declined to indict the trooper, and no criminal charges were filed. What additional details or witnesses from Phelps might help clarify exactly what happened that morning?