December 6: 56-year-old Forrest Salcido was found dead near the California Street footbridge in Missoula. According to reports from the police, Salcido was walking by two young men when he was struck in the head and subsequently stomped repeatedly, up to 30 times.

Anthony St. Dennis, 18, and Dustin Strahan, 20, are facing murder charges for the crime. Police say they were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the attack.

Acquaintances of Salcido told Missoula News he was a “very sweet man, very intelligent, very humble, and very respectful.” The victim’s own nephew commented that every year he gave him small gifts at Christmas and he wonders now what his uncle went without in order to buy the gifts.