Joseph J. Broady, a 39-year-old Jamaican DJ and promoter, was shot dead on January 1, 2020, at The Spot Events nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The attack happened around 4:30 a.m. as Broady and another Jamaican man, Marlon Thomas, were leaving the club’s VIP section. A lone gunman fired multiple shots; Broady was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly afterward and Thomas was also killed.

Investigators tied the killings to a dispute that had occurred at the same club about four months earlier. That earlier incident reportedly involved Handel Newell, 33, a promoter also known as Indian, who had been kicked out and allegedly fired shots in the parking lot then. Following the January 1 shooting, Newell was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and was being held without bail as the case proceeded.

Anyone who knew Broady, Thomas, their work as promoters or DJs, or who has information about the dispute at The Spot Events is asked to come forward.