Juan Uel Morales

In the quiet community of Crookston, Minnesota, the summer of 2015 was shattered by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Juan Manuel Morales, a Hispanic male. On the afternoon of Thursday, July 9, 2015, Morales succumbed to a single gunshot wound to the head, a tragic end to a life that was just beginning.

The events leading to his untimely death began to unfold just after midnight. Authorities were called to a local residence where they discovered Morales gravely ...