Fernando Duarte, a 33-year-old Hispanic man and former U.S. Army Ranger, was killed on December 25, 2016, at the Miccosukee Resort and Casino in Miami, Florida. The incident began inside the casino during a poker game where Duarte argued with two security officers, Kenin Bailey and Mikey Lenard, and continued into the parking lot. Surveillance footage and witness statements show Duarte was asked to leave, later blocked Lenard’s car with his vehicle and approached the men aggressively. Bailey, seated in the passenger seat, fired 13 rounds; Duarte was hit twice and fell while additional shots continued.

Bailey and Lenard were arrested and initially charged—Bailey with first-degree murder and Lenard with accessory after the fact—but prosecutors later dropped the charges. A preliminary toxicology report found alcohol and cocaine in Duarte’s system. Prosecutors cited surveillance video that allegedly showed Duarte making a hand gesture simulating a gun and advancing on the vehicle, concluding the use of deadly force was justifiable.

What details about the parking lot confrontation or the surveillance footage might help explain how events escalated so quickly?