On the evening of March 25, 2018, a family gathering at a Puyallup, Washington home on 97th Avenue Court East ended with 23-year-old Samuel Boren shot and killed. Boren had been with his 27-year-old cousin, Robert M. Reynolds, and another friend; the three had been smoking an oil-infused joint and wrestling in the backyard before going inside.

Reynolds ordered Boren to get on his knees; when Boren rushed at him, Reynolds fired and a struggle over the gun followed as they moved through the house. Boren was shot multiple times—eleven wounds in total—and was later found moved to the laundry room. He was charged with first-degree murder and investigators reported Reynolds had used cannabis, nitrous oxide and psilocybin mushroom tea that day. Reynolds later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree assault and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Does anyone have memories of Samuel or was at that March 25 gathering who can add details to the timeline?