Joel Leonel Pichel, 33, was killed on August 10, 2020, at a residence in The Acreage, Loxahatchee, Florida, where he lived with his mother and his stepfather, Humberto Del Campo. Del Campo retrieved a firearm, saying Pichel threatened to grab a knife from a trailer on the property and harm both him and Pichel’s mother. Del Campo shot Pichel once in the shoulder blade as Pichel tried to access the trailer.

Del Campo was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and held without bail in the Palm Beach County Jail. The case is notable for the family dynamics and Pichel’s prior mental health history; in 2019 Pichel had been arrested for threatening his parents with a knife and was transferred to a mental health facility for stabilization. The prosecution and defense dispute whether the shooting was justified as self-defense.

Does anyone have additional information about the incident, the home at The Acreage, or contacts who knew Pichel or the family?