In the pre-dawn hours of November 19, 2013, 19-year-old Liberty University freshman Joshua Hathaway was shot and killed inside the lobby of the Residential Annex II, a women’s dormitory in Lynchburg, Virginia. Hathaway, a salutatorian from Texas attending on scholarship, reportedly had been showing unusual behavior and had mentioned academic and financial problems to those who knew him.

Hathaway entered the dorm and confronted on-duty security officer A.S. Mulberry. A physical struggle occurred in the lobby; during the altercation Mulberry fired shots, and Hathaway died at the scene of a gunshot wound to the chest. The autopsy noted minor abrasions and contusions consistent with a struggle, and a toxicology screen was negative for alcohol and a dozen common drugs of abuse.

Lynchburg police and the Commonwealth’s Attorney investigated, executing search warrants and interviewing witnesses. The Commonwealth’s Attorney concluded the officer acted in self-defense and declined to file charges. Does anyone have additional details about Hathaway’s last hours or about contacts he had at the dorm that morning?