A Christmas gathering in Frankfort, Kentucky, ended in tragedy when 16-year-old Dnomyar Aket Russell was fatally shot at a home on Taylor Avenue on the night of December 25, 2014. The shooting occurred just before midnight during a family party; a single gunshot wound to the head produced life-threatening injuries. Russell was taken to Frankfort Regional Medical Center and then airlifted to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, where he died the next afternoon.

Investigators determined that the handgun was being handled by Dnomyar’s older brother, 20-year-old Rosta Russell, when it discharged. The case was presented to a Franklin County grand jury, which considered possible charges including first-degree assault, first-degree manslaughter, and reckless homicide. The grand jury declined to indict, finding the shooting to be a tragic accident, and the legal proceedings were closed.

Did anyone at the Taylor Avenue gathering or nearby that night notice anything that could shed light on what happened?