Paul Gren, 53, was shot and killed on May 16, 2017, at his tow company at 639 W. Robinson St., Orlando, during a dispute over an impounded vehicle. The confrontation began when Tremain Polk, 35, arrived to retrieve his car and was told by employee Erica Hicks he owed $285; Polk had only $135 and became irate. Witnesses said Polk tried to force his way into the office, jumped a chain-link fence, smashed windows on three cars and drove his vehicle toward a closed bay door.

Gren confronted Polk with a gun but did not raise it; Polk then drew a handgun and fired three point-blank shots that killed Gren. Hicks was on the phone with police dispatchers when the shooting occurred; surveillance did not capture the shooting itself. Polk fled but was arrested that night, charged with first-degree murder and armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, convicted of first-degree murder at trial and sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 15 years. Friends described Gren as kind and generous despite a controversial towing reputation that had prompted the city to change towing rules in 2008.

If anyone has information about that day or knew Paul or his business, please share what you remember.