On the evening of July 18, 2022, a gathering of friends at a property near Rogersville, Missouri, ended with 20-year-old Laterrian Jarman shot in the neck and dying the next day in a Springfield hospital. The group had been drinking in a guest house; earlier some attendees, including a man named Blake Beckelman, had gone outside to fire a handgun. After most people left, Jarman, Beckelman and a witness remained inside.

Investigators say the firearm became the subject of conversation again and Beckelman, believing the gun was empty because the slide was locked back, released the slide to demonstrate and pointed the weapon at Jarman. A round remained in the chamber; when the trigger was pulled the gun discharged. Jarman stood up, grabbed his neck and then collapsed. Beckelman called 911, initially saying he heard a gunshot and later acknowledging he had accidentally shot someone.

Did anyone at the gathering or in the Rogersville area know Jarman, his movements that night, or anything about how the gun was handled?