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Joshua Cale Hillegas, 30, was shot and killed on June 14, 2020, while trying to intervene in a domestic dispute at his grandparents’ home just outside Boswell, Pennsylvania. The confrontation began when 80-year-old Ray Edward Supanick became upset at the suggestion he might be moved to a care facility. Supanick reportedly retrieved a long gun, and Hillegas came to the house after Hillegas’s grandmother called him for help.

The grandmother later wrestled the weapon away before troopers arrived. Supanick was taken into custody and arraigned on charges including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and making terroristic threats; he told investigators the gun discharged accidentally during the struggle. He died in custody on August 22, 2020, while receiving dialysis, and the prosecution ended with his death.

Does anyone have memories of Joshua or information about the hours before the shooting that could add context to what happened?