Cordell Smart was a 19-year-old resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, who was killed on May 20, 2019. He was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of an arranged drug transaction that turned into a shootout. Smart had been at the scene to drop off his dog when gunfire erupted; he was standing outside a residence and was struck by a bullet and killed.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven people in connection with the shooting: Gaige Monfils, Daniel Heath, Sterlin Burns, Keanu Askew, Shatavia Foreman, Craig Rudolph, and Brenden Scarver. Authorities say Monfils had contacted Heath and Burns after being robbed earlier that day; Heath, Monfils, and Askew armed themselves and arranged a drug deal with Rudolph. When Rudolph, Foreman, and Scarver arrived, the two groups exchanged gunfire. All seven were initially charged with third-degree murder as participants in the narcotics transaction that led to Smart’s death. Monfils later pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail followed by two years of probation.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember that night and can add details about what happened?