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Luis Cruz-Nazario, a 21-year-old Hispanic man who would have turned 22 the next day, was found dead August 31, 2016, in Belle Isle, a suburb of Orlando. He and 24-year-old Emanuel Castro-Vazquez were discovered in a parked car near Cornerstone Charter Academy, both having been shot multiple times. Investigators believe they were shot on the street near Oak Ridge Road and tried to drive for help before succumbing to their injuries.

Cruz-Nazario had been a suspect in a fatal February 7, 2016, shooting at the Glitz Ultra Lounge that killed Joseph Villalobos, 22, and Jonathan Avila Rojas, 33, and wounded ten others. He faced charges including attempted murder and illegally carrying a concealed weapon, was arrested in February 2016, and released on bond in August 2016 after a judge agreed to release him on his own recognizance. Two other suspects in the nightclub case, Christian Castro-Cotto, 26, and Carlos Perez De Armas, 21, remained in custody, while Jose Angel Hernandez, 31, had been released on bond.

Authorities were investigating possible connections between Cruz-Nazario’s death and the Glitz Ultra Lounge shooting. Does anyone have information about Cruz-Nazario’s movements in Belle Isle or near Oak Ridge Road on the day he was killed?