Gerid W. Forste, 31, was fatally shot in the early hours of April 2, 2014, inside an apartment on Black Partridge Lane in Valparaiso, Indiana. The evening had included drinking and smoking marijuana with friends. A dispute began after Forste admitted taking a bottle of cologne that belonged to his friend Abraham Bratcher. During the confrontation Forste picked up an AR-15 that belonged to Bratcher’s roommate, who was not present.

Police were called to the apartment at about 4:55 a.m. and found Forste deceased. An autopsy showed he was shot four times and was facing away from Bratcher with his hands in a defensive posture; that contradicts Bratcher’s initial claim that Forste was aggressively moving toward him. Six spent shells were recovered in the residence.

Did anyone in Valparaiso or the surrounding area witness the events that night or know more about the people involved?