Ernie Speicher, 60, died of a gunshot wound at his home in the rural Buffalo area of Monticello, Indiana, on August 13, 2017. Emergency responders found him inside his residence after a shooting was reported that morning, and the White County Sheriff’s Department opened an immediate investigation into the circumstances of the discharge.

Early local reports described the incident as a possible accidental shooting. Officials did not identify any outside intruders or assailants in the initial accounts, and no arrests, charges, or criminal proceedings were reported following the investigation.

Ernest W. Speicher was an Army veteran and a 1976 graduate of North White High School who had lived in the Buffalo area for more than twenty years after moving from South Carolina. Does anyone have information about what happened that morning or knew Ernie and can share details?