Joel F. Tatro, 45, was shot at a gathering he hosted for his children and their friends on February 16, 2019, in Daytona, Florida. The shooting happened after Joel Tatro confronted 15-year-old James Z. Powell, who had attended the party uninvited and was carrying a 9 mm handgun. The gunshot left Tatro paralyzed from the neck down.

Tatro suffered ongoing health complications after the shooting and died on March 7, 2022, age 50. The medical examiner’s report listed COVID-19 with complications from the gunshot wound as the cause of death; prosecutors argued the gunshot set in motion the chain of events that led to his death. Powell was charged in connection with the shooting; at trial the jury convicted him of second-degree murder and aggravated battery and acquitted him of attempted first-degree murder. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison followed by life probation.

If anyone knew Joel Tatro or was at the gathering that night, can you share what you remember?