Justin Jagears, 34, of Oroville, California, died on May 7, 2017, after being shot in the head the previous day. Butte County deputies found him on Forbestown Road with a critical gunshot wound; he was flown to a hospital and died the next day.

Investigators identified Edward Gaston, 41, and David Tuttle, 73, both residents of the same property, as the primary suspects and charged them with murder. Prosecutors say the three left the shared residence together on the afternoon of May 6, 2017, but only Gaston and Tuttle returned. An argument reportedly escalated and Jagears was shot. Earlier that year, in April 2017, Jagears had shot Gaston in the chest; those charges against Jagears were dropped after authorities determined he acted in self-defense because Gaston had allegedly threatened him with a hatchet. Jagears’s trailer was later burned down.

The trial for Gaston and Tuttle began in early 2019; both pleaded not guilty, the prosecution described the killing as execution style, and the court declared a mistrial. Gaston later agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter and to testify against Tuttle, delaying Tuttle’s retrial scheduled for August 2019.

Did anyone who knew Justin or who lived on that property see the three men together on May 6, 2017?