Daniel Strada, 28, of Lake Mary, Florida, was killed on July 8, 2018, when a stray bullet struck him in the parking lot of the Colonial Grand at Town Park shopping center. He was walking to his car after watching a soccer game with friends when the gunfire erupted; the fatal round was reported to have been fired from roughly the distance of a football field away.

The shooting began after two men, Victor Brown and Jorge Vega-Rosado, were asked to leave a nearby bar, Graffiti Junktion, following a dispute. Brown fired at Vega-Rosado in the parking lot and one of his bullets hit Strada. Vega-Rosado returned fire and killed Brown; investigators concluded Vega-Rosado acted in self-defense and no charges were filed against him.

Strada’s family remembered him as kind-hearted and dedicated to fitness and helping others; his organs were donated after his death. The family held a public news conference calling attention to the senselessness of the violence.

If anyone was in the Colonial Grand at Town Park area that night or has additional information about what happened, please share what was seen or heard.