Dawn M. Schaefer, 53, died on November 4, 2018, in a rural area of Oak Hill near North Brooks Circle and Saturday Drive. She and her longtime boyfriend, Andrew McGee, 49, had been living in a tent on a relative’s property. McGee reported hearing gunshots, stepped out of the tent to fire a warning shot, then said he slipped in the dark and rain and an old, poorly functioning shotgun accidentally discharged, striking Schaefer in the leg and hitting a main artery.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office investigated and received conflicting accounts about whether anyone had been target shooting and about how the gun discharged. Deputies initially treated the death as accidental; McGee remained at the scene and cooperated and no charges were filed at that time. The investigation was described as active.

Who in Oak Hill might have more information about that night or about the couple’s living situation?