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Matthew R. Baker, 25, was killed by a single gunshot to the chest during a family barbecue on Monroe Road in Port Angeles, Washington, late on May 22, 2014. Alcohol was reportedly prevalent at the gathering. Prosecutors later accused 29-year-old Nathaniel Darren Olson of recklessly causing the death, saying Olson had been drinking heavily (a reported blood-alcohol level of 0.23 percent) and fired a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun; a voice on a 9-1-1 call can be heard saying Nate shot him.

At trial the defense offered a different account, saying Olson had been passed out from alcohol when the shooting occurred and pointing to a physical altercation earlier that evening between Baker and the homeowner, David Holden, as a possible alternate explanation. After a two-week trial and about three hours of jury deliberation, a Clallam County jury found Olson not guilty of first-degree manslaughter, concluding the prosecution had not proven Olson was responsible for Baker’s death.

Who has information about that night or knew Matthew Baker and the people at the Monroe Road gathering?