David Bauspies, 36, died on January 2, 2017, in East Troy, Wisconsin, from a gunshot wound to the face sustained during a drunken game of Russian roulette at an Emery Court apartment. Those present had been drinking heavily and were handling a .44 Magnum revolver; after showing the rounds and returning a single round to the cylinder, someone spun it and pulled the trigger.

Investigators found Robert Sterling, 31, of McHenry, Illinois, kneeling over Bauspies, covered in blood and highly emotional. Sterling at first said the wound was not self-inflicted and pointed to Tyler Odell, 23, as the shooter, but the investigation and the criminal complaint indicate Sterling pulled the trigger after first firing at himself with the gun not discharging.

Sterling was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and pleaded guilty to reckless homicide; he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Odell was charged with first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime and his case included testimony from police and medical examiner staff about the scene and evidence.