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Joshua Bell, 31, was shot and killed on March 19, 2016, outside his apartment at the Palm Grove Apartments on W.D. Judge Drive in west Orlando. He was found unresponsive, slumped over a second-floor railing with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen about 10:30 a.m., and died at a local hospital several hours later.

Orlando police treated the shooting as a targeted attack rather than a random act. A burgundy Chevrolet Impala was identified as a vehicle of interest and was later located. On March 29, 2016, police arrested 22-year-old Courtney Nero of Belle Glade and charged him with second-degree murder; the arrest was made with help from the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorities said Nero had targeted Bell but did not detail how he was tracked down or the evidence linking him to the killing.

Both men had prior arrests: Nero with past charges including robbery with a weapon and aggravated battery causing bodily harm, and Bell serving a five-year sentence for carjacking in 2005. The motive for the shooting has not been disclosed. Does anyone have information about Bell, Nero, or events around March 19, 2016 that could help clarify what led to this attack?