In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 3, 2019, 18-year-old Nathan Joe Hopper was found dead inside a home on North Mexico Road in Peru, Indiana, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Officers from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene; the Miami County Coroner’s Office and Indiana State Police joined the investigation.

Investigators say Nathan and a friend, 18-year-old Brayden M. Berkshire, were handling a handgun when the fatal shot was fired. Berkshire later told authorities she had pointed the gun at Nathan’s head, that he told her to pull the trigger, and that she did not believe the gun was loaded. According to court documents, after the shot she placed the handgun in Nathan’s hand. Berkshire was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and obstruction of justice; she pleaded and in November 2019 was sentenced to four years in prison.

Are there details about Nathan’s final hours or the events at the house that anyone can add?