James Gascoyne, 43, was shot to death in Bridgeport Township, Michigan, on November 27, 2014, a Thanksgiving Day that turned fatal. He was a father and a known member of his community; the shooting is described as an act of gun violence that ended his life.

Investigators identified and arrested Gascoyne’s girlfriend as the primary suspect. She was charged with murder, and the matter was moved into the judicial system to determine the circumstances of the fatal shooting and legal responsibility.

What details about the events that day or about James’s life might help explain what happened or assist the ongoing case?