Daunte O. Frazier was 18 when he was killed in the early morning hours of December 2, 2020, at a house party on North Jefferson Street in Spokane. The party involved underage drinking and people brandishing firearms. Video evidence and witness accounts place Frazier seated on a bed in a bedroom where a small group had gathered; Jaliauna S. Templeton, then 18, was dancing in front of him holding a pistol and a phone when the gun discharged and a bullet struck Frazier in the head. Bystanders, including a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, attempted chest compressions but he did not survive.

Templeton was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter; investigators concluded the shooting was accidental and stemmed from reckless behavior involving alcohol and loaded weapons. In March 2022 she pleaded guilty and in August 2022 was sentenced to five years in prison. The case was followed by a May 2022 drive-by shooting across the street from the same house; investigators identified the suspect as Frazier’s cousin, Duane G. Delaney, and treated that attack as revenge for Frazier’s death. Delaney was arrested and later pleaded guilty to lesser charges of assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.

If anyone at the party or nearby that night has further information about what happened in the bedroom, please share what is known.