It would be more life-like if his gay friend shot him.
That's the suspicion in an unsolved (and ignored) murder case of somebody everyone in America "heard of".
Recall the Lawrence v. Texas case. It came about because the physically abused lover of one of the men called the cops to report an assault in progress (while his "lover" was having sex with someone else).
The caller went to jail for a couple of weeks for making a false call.
He had a pending assault criminal case against his "lover" but was murdered before it ever came to trial and the issue was dropped.
I believe all 3 men are now deceased.