David Andrew Grant was 18 when he died in Ovid, Michigan, on December 21, 2011. A recent graduate of Ovid-Elsie High School who bowled and played tennis and worked as an apprentice tree trimmer in his family’s business, his death was first reported as unexpected and possibly related to synthetic marijuana use.

A 9-1-1 call led to Grant being taken to a hospital but he died in the ambulance. The next day a medical examiner found a pellet from a high-powered pellet gun had pierced his back and struck his aorta, causing fatal internal bleeding. It is unclear whether Grant knew he had been shot.

Investigators later focused on Grant’s 20-year-old roommate, Aaron Feliu. Testimony said the men had been smoking synthetic marijuana and horsing around when Feliu shot Grant; Feliu ultimately admitted the shooting. Feliu was charged with second-degree murder, later pleaded no contest to manslaughter, and was sentenced in May 2012 to a minimum of three years in prison and ordered to pay over $15,000 in restitution.

If anyone knew David, his roommate situation, or witnessed events in Ovid around December 21, 2011, share what can help clarify what happened.