The nation was shocked last week by the case of a Maryland father who was brutally beaten to death at his own home while attempting to defend his teenage son, and thus far, no arrests have been made in the case, as the New York Post reports.

Those involved in the killing of Christopher Wright, 43, remain on the loose, despite the fact that the incident was caught on no fewer than two video cameras, and the man's family has been able to provide information on some of his assailants.

Schoolyard Dispute Gone Terribly Wrong

As the Post reported separately, Wright died as the result of traumatic brain injuries sustained when a group of two adults and three teenagers came to his home to continue a dispute they had with his son, which was reportedly over $30.

Wright's son, Trenton, had been the target of a group of kids earlier in the day, who attempted to engage him in a physical fight, but the 14-year-old emerged with just a bump on his head and a determination not to escalate the matter to school officials due a fear of suspension.

Once school was dismissed for the day, Trenton was approached by a boy from the earlier confrontation, and after additional boys came on the scene, a brawl broke out, and though the boy was ultimately able to crawl out of the fray and make his way home, the afternoon's violence was not over.

The aforementioned group of five reached Trenton's home around 4:45, and though Wright went outside to state that his son would not be engaging further with them, he was told, “If your son's not going to fight, you're going to fight.”

Horrifying Scene

Tracy Karopchinsky, Wright's fiancée, recounted to Baltimore outlet WBAL the horror of what occurred that fateful day and the catastrophic injuries that were inflicted by the group, as Law & Crime reported.

“Just looking at the damage that was done to him, that wasn't just punching that did that,” Karopchinsky began. “Like, there's no way that punching did that.”

She continued, “The damage was done before the ambulance ever took him away. I mean, he'd had a seizure. It was done. There was nothing that the hospital could do.”

Karopchinsky also noted of the assailants that once Wright had been beaten so badly that he had stopped moving, one of the adults in the group said, “Oh my God, he's bleeding,” then handed her older son one of Wright's necklaces that had come off in the melee, said, “I'm sorry” and instructed him to call 911. “Then they all ran to the SUV and left,” she added.

Tragic Bedside Vigil

The grieving bride-to-be recounted the aftermath of the beating, when she and her children were forced to come to grips with the gravity of what had occurred.

Sitting with Wright as he lay in a coma at the hospital, Karopchinsky remembered, “I held his hands. You would have bruises from punching people. His hands weren't swollen, nothing. He did not fight back. I don't know how quickly he was unconscious, but he never defended himself.”

Following an attempt at brain surgery, which was unable to reverse the damage already sustained, Karopchinsky realized she had to help her family brace for the worst.

“I told the boys we had to go to the hospital. I let the boys go in and talk to him and tell him they loved him. He had no brain function at that point,” she said, adding, “I laid in bed with my fiancé all day on Saturday, and I held his hands" until he was pronounced dead on Saturday, May 20.

Investigation Continues

Despite the existence of video evidence from at least two doorbell camera systems, witness statements, and other details about those involved, a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police says there remains no definitive suspect in the case, as the Daily Mail notes.

“Detectives have collected numerous pieces of physical evidence from the scene, including Ring camera footage,” said police representative Marc Limansky, but as of yet, there has been no futher movement in terms of making arrests, given that it has proven difficult to determine precisely who was the aggressor in the incident.

Limansky stated, according to Law & Crime, “Anyone who assisted who abetted or was an accomplice of the main suspect or the primary suspect will be culpable,” and detectives have indicated their hope that an arrest can be made within the next week.

Meanwhile, as the police investigation into what appears to be an avoidable, senseless killing continues, Wright is being remembered as a loving father, avid gardener, and, as Karopchinsky recalled, “a friend to everybody” who had a “really big heart.”