David Fluitt, 31, was killed on April 6, 2018, in Homestead, Florida, during a violent confrontation inside a Cocowalk Estates mobile home where he lived with his girlfriend, 35-year-old Deborah Ramos‑Arce, and their children. The argument escalated when 19-year-old Omar Dopico intervened; investigators say Dopico shot both Fluitt and Ramos‑Arce, and that Fluitt was shot again in the head after lifting his head and saying Look what you did. Both victims died at the scene.

Four children aged 1 to 10 and a teenage girl were present; Fluitt and Ramos‑Arce were parents of two of the children and the other two children were from Fluitt’s prior relationship. Police found 95 grams of marijuana and 34 Xanax pills in the home and noted Fluitt had a trafficking history dating to 2005. Dopico, who was subject to a stay‑away order, was arrested and charged with first‑degree murder, second‑degree murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture, and deliver. The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the children.

Are there readers who knew the family or who can help clarify what led up to the confrontation?