Overview

• Jovanovic was shot in the chest at Panagakos’s Highland Park home in September 2019 and died in hospital hours later.
• Panagakos was charged with manslaughter in 2021 but prosecutors dropped the case for lack of evidence.
• Coroner MacKenzie described testimony from Panagakos and his mother as unreliable and deemed a police statement by friend Daine Walker the most credible account.
• The handgun involved was removed from the scene after the incident and has never been located.
• MacKenzie highlighted the devastating impact on Jovanovic’s family and offered no formal recommendations due to persistent uncertainties.