Ricky Garland, 47, of Largo, Florida, was shot and killed late on May 25, 2017. Deputies found him in the parking lot of the Andrea Cove Motel at 10464 106th Avenue North with multiple gunshot wounds around 10:47 p.m. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. on May 26, 2017.

Investigators say Garland was involved in an altercation with 24-year-old Angel Martinez, described as transient, who witnesses observed with a handgun on his lap. The argument reportedly escalated and Martinez shot Garland multiple times before fleeing. Martinez was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Martinez’s 23-year-old girlfriend, Larrisha Williams, was arrested on two counts of felony child neglect after deputies found her two young children alone in an apartment during the investigation; the children were placed into protective custody. The case raised local concern about violence and child safety. Does anyone have information about Garland’s movements that night or witnessed the confrontation in the motel parking lot?