Overview
- Metayer died on Dec. 15, according to his sister, seven years after surviving the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
- The family says a court Risk Protection Order expired earlier this month, allowing him to legally purchase a handgun used a week later in his death.
- He had been hospitalized multiple times and in 2021 was held under Florida's Baker Act, which temporarily barred firearm purchases.
- Relatives describe progress through treatment with Henderson Behavioral Health and a private psychiatrist, noting he earned an IT certificate and worked at Office Depot.
- A family GoFundMe aims to cover funeral costs and endow a mental-health fund at the Henderson Clinic, with contributions surpassing $41,000 by Monday.