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Cedilien Forestal, a 49-year-old employee of the Hyatt Regency Orlando, was shot and killed on October 6, 2015, in the hotel’s parking garage on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. He was found slumped over in his gold Toyota Camry with a gunshot wound after a witness heard a loud pop upon exiting an elevator with Forestal and then encountered a man wearing a black bandanna and holding a gun. The man took a shooter’s position, pointed the gun at the witness, and fled in a red Toyota Solaris.

Deputies apprehended 37-year-old Mathnald Dareus about three miles from the hotel minutes later. He was found with a black bandanna, a gun, and blood on his hands; the blood tested positive for gunshot residue. Dareus was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with Forestal’s death. Investigators reported the two men knew each other, but a motive was not disclosed.

If anyone who worked at the Hyatt Regency Orlando or was in that parking garage on October 6, 2015 has information about Forestal, Dareus, or what happened that evening, please come forward.