Michael Bernard Tolbert, 28, was shot and killed at the Queens Garden Resort in Ocala, Florida, on December 23, 2017. The shooting happened around midnight at the hotel on South Pine Avenue; Tolbert was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital, and later died.

Investigators described the shooting as resulting from a confrontation. The State Attorney’s Office ultimately declined to charge the shooter, citing Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, and no arrests were made. The incident prompted questions about the hotel’s security and whether inadequate protections for guests played a role. Legal commentators noted the family might pursue a wrongful death suit against the hotel if negligent security could be proven, though the case did not proceed to trial.

Does anyone have information about the circumstances at the Queens Garden Resort that night or about Tolbert’s activities there?