Wayne A. Mitchell, 50, was ambushed and fatally shot in the hallway of his Opa-locka apartment building at 2170 Washington Avenue on January 7, 2019. Surveillance footage showed the neighbor Carlos Flores hiding behind a wall and waiting for Mitchell to pass before opening fire. Reportedly the motive was jealousy after building management hired Mitchell as a handyman instead of Flores.

Flores was arrested and charged after attempting to flee to Georgia; his record reportedly included prior weapons-related charges. Investigators found that the apartment complex’s management had not run a background check on Flores before renting to him. Mitchell’s family sued the management company, Palmer Properties, alleging negligent security and wrongful death; the case was settled when Palmer Properties agreed to a $1 million pre-suit policy limits settlement with Mitchell’s estate.

Are there details about Mitchell’s life in the building or about the complex’s screening and security practices that anyone can share?