Blake Allen Cain, 19, of Grand Ridge, Florida, was shot and killed on August 8, 2020, at Thomas Porter Park in Grand Ridge after a confrontation with Steven A. Mantecon over a ring Cain had given to his former girlfriend, who is Mantecon’s sister. The dispute had escalated on social media, particularly Snapchat, and a group had gathered at the park expecting a fistfight that night.

Cain, who was unarmed, was struck by three bullets, two to his back. Mantecon also fired at other vehicles, endangering witnesses.

Mantecon was tried on second-degree murder with a firearm, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle, and ten counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. The prosecution called 20 witnesses, many of them teenagers, and the jury found Mantecon guilty on all charges. The family expressed hope that the legal proceedings’ resolution would allow them to focus on keeping Blake’s memory alive.

If anyone was at Thomas Porter Park that night or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.