Thang Nguyen, a 62-year-old Vietnamese-American man known to friends as Wild Thang, was killed on March 21, 2016, in Boca Raton, Florida. The shooting took place in the early morning near NE 28th Street and NE 2nd Avenue after Nguyen went outside armed to help his roommate, David Bartolino, 44, who had been assaulted by a group of men while walking on NE 2nd Avenue.

During the confrontation one of the attackers, identified as Dylan Cirillo, 24, also had a weapon. Shots were fired; Nguyen was taken to Delray Medical Center and later died of his wounds. Bartolino was injured but survived. Police concluded Cirillo acted in self-defense and did not charge him with Nguyen’s death. Bartolino, a seven-time convicted felon, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, and Cirillo faced a charge of carrying a concealed firearm without a license.

Nguyen was remembered as a chef at the Boca Raton Resort and Club who liked fishing at Silver Palm Park and was popular in his neighborhood. Does anyone have information about the early-morning confrontation or the people involved?