William Vance Combass, 67, was shot and killed on June 4, 2021, in Belle Glade, Florida. Combass was a long-time manager at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative, where he had worked for nearly five decades. The shooting followed a workplace confrontation after Combass told an employee, 86-year-old janitor Felix Cabrera, that he would need to clock out and not return to work. Cabrera had asked to be allowed to work one more year for financial reasons and reportedly became upset when that request was denied; he then produced a handgun and shot Combass multiple times.

Cabrera quickly confessed and was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm; he was held without bail at the Palm Beach County Jail. Cabrera’s attorneys indicated a claim of self-defense might be raised, while authorities described the killing as the act of a disgruntled employee. Combass is survived by his wife, Ivette, and three children; the community and cooperative expressed shock and sorrow, and a GoFundMe was started to support his family’s needs.

Are there readers who knew William Combass or who have information about the days leading up to June 4, 2021?