Hinso Estriplet, a 46-year-old self-employed taxi driver from Lehigh Acres, Florida, was shot multiple times and found dead in his cab on April 7, 2018, at the intersection of 31st Street West and Ruth Avenue North. His vehicle had crashed into the brush on an unpaved road. Authorities described the killing as the result of a planned robbery that escalated into fatal violence.

Investigators arrested three people in April 2018. Ricky Ligonde, 20, was arrested April 12 and charged with second-degree murder; he admitted knowing about the planned robbery and driving the vehicle used but denied being the shooter and reportedly received $40 for his role. Epimenio Leal, 16, and Angel Arellano, 13, were arrested April 9 after an unrelated traffic stop where firearms later matched to the murder were recovered. Court filings said Leal and Arellano were the shooters and cited DNA evidence, including the victim’s blood on Leal’s jeans, plus text messages, eyewitness accounts, and a witness who received money stolen from Estriplet.

Estriplet’s family described him as a hardworking man who had emigrated from Haiti and worked as a taxi driver. The case record notes disagreement over whether some evidence was circumstantial and the witness’s motives, but the court found the evidence sufficient. If anyone knew Hinso Estriplet, his routes, or saw activity near 31st Street West and Ruth Avenue North on April 7, 2018, please share information with investigators.