Joseph Torres, a 34-year-old Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in downtown Orlando on May 2, 2021, around 2:30 a.m. He had been out with a friend and was walking to get empanadas when he walked through one group without incident and then encountered a second group near Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard.

A brief exchange followed and Engram fired four times; three rounds struck Torres and the fourth hit his cellphone. Torres was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say the two men did not know each other and the encounter appeared random. Engram was arrested four days later and charged with second-degree murder; his defense argued stand-your-ground but a judge rejected that claim based on evidence that Torres was fleeing when shot.

Torres’ death occurred on his daughter’s fourth birthday; he had bought her a dress he never had the chance to give. The killing prompted increased security measures downtown and left family and friends grieving. Did anyone in Orlando that night see the groups near Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard or have information about what happened?