Brandon Saunders, 33, was fatally shot at his Hermitage, Tennessee, home on January 1, 2020. Early reports suggested a possible self-inflicted wound, a conclusion his family immediately questioned because Saunders was left-handed while the gunshot wound was to the right side of his head. He had moved to the Nashville area from Michigan, worked as a manager at RimTyme, and was remembered by loved ones as a social butterfly and jokester who loved the Dallas Cowboys.

Metro Nashville Police re-interviewed a witness who had been present during the shooting and concluded the wound was not self-inflicted. On January 16, 2020, Saunders’ roommate, 23-year-old Erik Moreno, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide. Investigators say both men were intoxicated and handling pistols when the shooting occurred and that the firearms had been moved before police arrived. Moreno was held on a $250,000 bond and was released in August 2020 after posting bail. Legal proceedings have been repeatedly delayed, including a pandemic-related pause and later postponements tied to medical issues for Moreno’s defense counsel, leaving Saunders’ family frustrated that the accused has remained free on bond.

Did anyone who knew Brandon or who was in that neighborhood on New Year’s Day 2020 see or hear anything that might help clarify what happened?