Omarie Stephens, 28, of Fort Lauderdale, was shot and killed on April 1, 2018, in the Lauderhill Mall parking lot. The shooting, reported around 10 p.m., also killed Lawrence Hall; a third person was wounded and survived after seeking treatment at a nearby hospital. Witnesses said gunshots followed an argument that escalated into a violent confrontation while a large unsupervised crowd fled in panic.

Those at the scene had been at a car show earlier that evening which moved into the mall parking lot and became an unsupervised gathering where alcohol and drug use were reported. Surveillance footage showed numerous vehicles and a large crowd and, according to filings, security personnel were notably absent. Cedric Jerome James, 33, later turned himself in and was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Stephens and Hall.

Stephens’s family pursued a wrongful-death suit against the mall’s security company, which resulted in a $1 million settlement alleging negligent security patrols and failure to remove trespassers. Does anyone have information about the car show or the crowd that night that could shed light on how the confrontation began?