On the morning of January 22, 2017, Ian Patrick McKay, 37, was shot and killed inside a home in the Hearthwood neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington. Friends had spent the evening together playing board games and going to a nearby bar; McKay was too intoxicated to drive and was invited to stay. An argument between McKay and the homeowner, 55-year-old TJ Patrick Ferres, escalated. Ferres later said McKay became aggressive and threatening, and he retrieved a pump-action shotgun from his bedroom. Ferres fired one shot from about 10 to 15 feet, striking McKay in the torso. After the shot, Ferres’ girlfriend—who had been asleep—called 911 and told dispatchers she saw Ferres stomp on McKay’s head while he lay unresponsive. McKay was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4 a.m.

Ferres was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder; prosecutors later upgraded the charge to first-degree murder, alleging that retrieving the shotgun and stomping on McKay’s head showed premeditation. Ferres maintained he acted in self-defense. In September 2018 he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and in October a judge sentenced him to 18 years in prison. McKay’s mother also filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her son and his two daughters.

Are there details from that night or anyone who knew McKay or Ferres that could clarify what led to the fatal confrontation?