Officer Kevin Valencia, an Orlando Police Department officer, died on March 15, 2021, from injuries sustained when he was shot through an apartment door on June 11, 2018. Valencia had responded to a domestic violence call where Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr. had barricaded himself inside an apartment with four children after attacking his girlfriend. A key provided by the girlfriend broke when used; as Valencia tried to kick down the door, Lindsey fired through it and struck him in the head. Valencia remained in a coma until his death nearly three years later.

The standoff ended with Lindsey killing the four children and himself. Sergeant Amanda White made the decision to force entry; an investigation found she acted in good faith but not in accordance with department policies and procedures. Valencia was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart by the Orlando Police Department and has been publicly remembered for his actions that day.

Are there readers who knew Officer Valencia or have information about the events of June 11, 2018?