Eddie EJ Holland, 28 and from Bangor, was shot and killed at Lions Park on February 3, 2017, during what authorities described as a drug transaction that turned deadly. The person accused of firing the shot was Thurman Fletcher, who told investigators he acted in self-defense and had been shot in the foot by Holland during an altercation before discharging his weapon.

Investigators determined the handgun used in the killing belonged to Nikolas Abbott, son of Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott. The Michigan Attorney General’s Office took over the probe because of that connection. Authorities say Abbott gave the gun to Fletcher for the drug deal and was later accused of falsely reporting it stolen; he was arrested on charges including accessory after the fact, felony firearm counts, and filing a false police report. Fletcher’s defense sought a trial delay to hire a private investigator to support a self-defense claim.

What details about the meeting at Lions Park or the timeline of events that day might still help clarify who did what?