Richard Lee Bailey II, 49, was shot and killed on January 22, 2020, at the Vacation Lodge on South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. He was found on the motel’s second floor with multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The shooting occurred on Bailey’s birthday. Witnesses heard multiple shots and reported seeing three men flee the scene, one carrying a large handgun, and escape in a dark-colored Chevrolet.

Following the killing, Deundre Jerome Davis was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in January. Four months later Anthony Manso was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; a third person already in custody faced pending charges. Bailey’s family, through the Murray Law Firm, also raised questions about the motel’s security and pursued a possible negligent security claim, seeking an inspection to determine whether adequate protections were in place.