Houston Ulyss Lankford was 37 when he was shot to death near Pineville, Kentucky, in the early morning hours of July 23, 2016. Sanchez, the mother of his children, over a lost gun and alleged infidelity. Witnesses reportedly said the couple had been playing Russian roulette earlier that day.

The timeline given places Lankford stopping the vehicle after the dispute, finding the gun on the car, and handing it to Sanchez. The final pull discharged and struck Lankford in the neck. Responding officers found Sanchez beside his body, saying she had killed him and asking them to kill her as well. Sanchez was taken into custody and later indicted for murder; court proceedings included debate over evidence such as autopsy photographs of Lankford’s wound.

Are there readers who can add details about the scene that night or who knew Houston Lankford?