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Casey Bailey, 24, of Lacoochee, Florida, died on December 16, 2015, after being found in a crashed 1999 red Ford Explorer at 21st Street and Powerline Road in Dade City with gunshot wounds to his chest and back. Deputies determined Bailey had been shot while seated in the front passenger area; the SUV crashed after the shot was fired and Bailey later gasped for breath inside the vehicle.

Investigators say 23-year-old friend Raul Castro admitted he racked the slide and pulled the trigger, believing the pistol was unloaded. Castro attempted to drive the wounded Bailey toward a hospital but crashed and then fled the scene, leaving Bailey behind. Witnesses reported Castro had been seen carrying a firearm and acting carelessly; detectives recovered a gun along the road near the crash that they suspected was the weapon used.

Castro was arrested and charged with manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Did anyone in the Dade City area know these men or see the Explorer that night?