Sina Sharifai, 24, was shot and killed outside the Suite nightclub at the Markets at Town Center in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 24, 2017. According to witnesses, the confrontation began inside the club and moved to the parking lot; Sharifai was reportedly trying to break up a fight when he was shot. Off-duty officers working at the club heard the gunshots and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded. Sharifai suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to a hospital.

Toray Anthony Ricketts was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm. Ricketts told authorities he acted in self-defense, saying Sharifai had struck him and he retrieved a gun from his car and fired. A court denied a stand your ground defense, and at trial Ricketts was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years, plus five years for carrying a concealed firearm. While jailed, Ricketts was separately charged with witness tampering after allegedly using another inmate’s phone number to discuss intimidating a witness and directing others to contact that witness upon release.

Sharifai’s family and friends remember him as kind and generous. Does anyone who was at the club that night or who knew Sina have information that could add clarity to what happened?