THE
THE SAME
THE SAME QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT?
>>> 911, WHAT IS THE ADDRESS OF
YOUR EMERGENCY.
YOUR EMERGENCY. >> 2524 -- LANE.
>> THIS HOUSE HAS SEEN ITS FAIR
SHARE OF STORIES.
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAINLY LIVE
HERE, AFTER ALL.
BUT, ONE STORY.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED? >> WE ARE GOING TO NEED AN
OFFICER OR SOMETHING, MY FRIEND
SHOT HIMSELF, HE IS DEAD.
>> OKAY, DID HE DO IT
INTENTIONALLY?
INTENTIONALLY? >> I DON'T THINK SO, I THINK IT
WAS AN ACCIDENT.
>> HERE IN THIS HOUSE, A SENIOR
LIVED WITH SEVERAL OTHERS.
>> IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE HIM
FIND HIS WAY OUT HERE WHERE HE
KNEW, HE DID NOT KNOW A SOUL.
>> HE MOVED HERE FROM
PENNSYLVANIA.
PENNSYLVANIA. DOUBLE MAJOR IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND BUSINESS.
HIS MOM SAYS FINNEGAN HAD HIS
EYE ON LAW SCHOOL.
>> HE WAS VERY DETERMINED, HE
WAS NOT A KID THAT EVER GAVE
UP.
UP.
UP. IT
UP. IT WAS NOT IN HIS DNA.
>> THAT IS WHY THIS MOTHER
CAN'T BELIEVE.
CAN'T BELIEVE. >> HE PICKED IT UP AND SHOT
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. >> SHE CAN'T BELIEVE ANY OF THE
STORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
THAT NIGHT.
THAT NIGHT. >> WHAT WAS HIS NAME.
>> FIN.
>> FIN.
>> FIN. >> IT WAS 3:30 IN THE MORNING
WHEN FORT COLLINS POLICE WERE
DISPATCHED TO THE HOUSE.
>> HE IS THE ONE WHO CALLED IT
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> THEY FOUND THE LAST MAN TO
SEE HIM ALIVE.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
>> STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT GUNS.
ABOUT GUNS. TRUCK THAT NIGHT HE TOLD
OFFICERS THE TO OR DRINKING.
HE HAD FOUR GUNS AND HAS.
TWO PISTOLS, A SHOTGUN AND A
MILITARY STYLE AR 15.
AFTER A FEW DRINKS HE WENT
DOWNSTAIRS TO CLEAR HIS GUNS
LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES AND HE SAYS
FIN WALKED IN BEHIND HIM.
>> I WAS PUTTING THEM AWAY.
HE CAME IN AND STARTED LOOKING
AT IT.
AT IT.
AT IT. I
AT IT. I TOLD HIM NOT TO GRAB IT HE DID
AND HE SHOT HIMSELF.
DRUG HISTORY HE TOLD OFFICERS
ON SCENE.
ON SCENE.
ON SCENE. >> I WAS CLEARING THEM GETTING
READY FOR BED.
>> Reporter: HE REPEATED IT TO
DETECTIVES BACK AT THE POLICE
STATION.
STATION.
STATION. >> I HEARD THE SHOT GO OFF AND
I SAW AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF
BLOOD POURING ONTO THE BED.
>> Reporter: A STORY
INVESTIGATORS BOUGHT.
INVESTIGATORS BOUGHT. THEY MADE IT BACK TO FIN'S
PARENTS HOURS LATER.
>> EVEN TALKING, I DIDN'T EVEN
FEEL LIKE I WAS IN MY BODY.
I FELT LIKE MY BODY WAS OVER
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> Reporter: HIS STEPDAD HAD TO
LOOK UP THE NUMBER FOR POLICE
TO HEAR THE STORY STRAIGHT FROM
INVESTIGATORS.
INVESTIGATORS. >> HE GAVE ME A SHORTHAND, HIS
ROOMMATE WAS THERE AND SAID
THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. >> Reporter: THE FAMILY SAYS HE
NEVER HAD SUICIDAL THOUGHTS BUT
POLICE TOLD THEM THIS WAS AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. CORNER DID, TOO.
THE CASE WAS CLOSED AND ROLLED
A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
BUT QUESTIONS LINGER.
>> A PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT
POLICE HAD MISSED.
>> SOMEBODY SAVED A SNAPCHAT
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. >> ACCORDING TO THE TIME STOP,
FIN TOOK THIS PICTURE MOMENTS
BEFORE THE SHOOTING.
THE PICTURE STARTED TO CHIP
AWAY AT THE ORIGINAL STORY.
>> I SAT ON THE COUCH
DOWNSTAIRS.
DOWNSTAIRS. NOBODY WAS DOWNSTAIRS.
>> Reporter: THE POLICE REPORT
SHOW WHAT IS CALLED A FLAWED
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. POLICE TESTED COLEMAN'S HANDS
FOR RESIDUE BUT NEVER SUBMITTED
IT FOR PROCESSING.
HE ADMITTED HE WAS DRINKING BUT
THEY NEVER ORDERED A BLOOD TEST
EVEN AFTER HE TOLD THEM HE USED
MOUTHWASH WHILE ON THE PHONE
WITH DISPATCH TO TRY TO HIDE IT.
HE SAYS AFTER THE SHOT, HE
FIRST CALLED HIS PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS.
FAMILY MEMBERS. IN FACT, IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE
ANYONE CALLED 911.
>> ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME WOULD
YOU SAY ELAPSED BETWEEN WHEN
THE SHOT WAS FIRED AND WHEN YOU
CALLED US AFTER YOU MADE THOSE
PHONE CALLS?
PHONE CALLS? >> 10 OR 15 MINUTES.
>> I JUST CAN'T GET PAST THAT
NO ONE TRIED TO HELP HIM.
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHEN HE
ACTUALLY LEFT THIS WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE STOOD THERE
PARALYZED, SLOWLY DYING.
THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT
GETS ME UP AT 3 AM.
>> Reporter: HIS FAMILY PRESS
THE POLICE TO REINVESTIGATE AND
TOOK THEIR FRUSTRATION TO THE
PRESS WHO HAD EVEN MORE
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> WHY THE OTHER ROOMMATES WERE
TREATED AS VICTIMS FROM THE
START THEY WERE NOT QUESTIONED
VERY CLOSELY ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> Reporter: A REPORTER STARTED
LOOKING INTO THE CASE LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON HOW
POLICE WORK SHOULD BE DONE, BUT
THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS NOT
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. >>
DONE. >> Reporter: FORT COLLINS POLICE
REOPENED THE INVESTIGATION.
ACCORDING TO AN AFFIDAVIT,
CARBONELL TOLD INVESTIGATORS,
HE WAS DRINKING BEER, NOT
TEQUILA.
TEQUILA.
TEQUILA. >> IN THOSE MOMENTS BEFORE HE
CALLED 911, HE SAYS HE WAS NOW
PICKING UP THE GUN TO REMOVE
THE CASING FROM THE CHAMBER AND
THEN PLACING IT BACK IN HIS
LAP.
LAP.
LAP. HE
LAP. HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE WAS
SURE HE WAS GOING TO BE
ARRESTED THAT NIGHT.
>> I WAS SICKENED.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY SICKENED.
>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CHARGED HIM WITH THREE
COUNTS INCLUDING A FELONY,
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, NOT
NEARLY ENOUGH FOR THE FAMILY
WHO BELIEVED THE FAILURE OF
POLICE TO PROPERLY INVESTIGATE
THAT NIGHT MEANS THEY WILL
NEVER GET THE FULL STORY.
>> THE POLICE'S BEHAVIOR THAT
NIGHT WAS REMARKABLE, MOSTLY IN
WHAT THEY DID NOT DO.
>> THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION
DID NOT PRESENT, DID NOT
PROVIDE ALL THE ANSWERS.
SOME OF IT YOU CANNOT
REPLICATE.
REPLICATE. >> LAST MONTH CARVER ACCEPTED A
DEAL WITH A DEFERRED SENTENCE OF
TWO YEARS.
TWO YEARS. IF HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN
PROBATION, THE CHARGE WILL BE
WIPED CLEAN.
WIPED CLEAN. >> IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.
BUT THE RECORD WILL BE WIPED
CLEAN.
CLEAN.
CLEAN. >>
CLEAN. >> SHE WAS IN COURT TO HEAR IT
ALL AND STAND UP FOR HER SON
LIKE SHE SAID HE ALWAYS WOULD.
ALWAYS KEEPING HIM CLOSE.
>> THERE IS NO PEACE.