James Mike Troxal, 43, was shot dead on the morning of January 24, 2019, in Bloomington, Indiana. Troxal had been staying in the garage of a home on Knightridge Road for about two weeks. Police say he went into the main house for a drink of water and, after exiting, was seen staggering back toward the residence with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

The homeowner, 62-year-old Garry Hicks, fired the shot. Reports describe Hicks as having experienced a decline in his mental faculties and growing paranoia that he would be robbed; in the weeks before the shooting he patrolled the property at night armed with a shotgun and, in that paranoid state, allegedly mistook Troxal for a burglar. A neighbor who had been visiting at the time later found a shotgun in her car and reported it to police. Hicks also has prior convictions for aggravated assault with a weapon in 1995 and 1999, and authorities expected charges related to murder and possession as a dangerous felon.

Are there classmates, neighbors, or others who knew Troxal or his routine around Knightridge Road who can add details about his last days?