Elman Isaias Miranda De Leon, 26, was shot and killed on June 13, 2015, in Fort Pierce, Florida. A Guatemalan national who had lived in Fort Pierce for six years and worked in lawn maintenance, Miranda was a father of three. Court testimony described a dispute involving Miranda and his estranged wife; during that incident a friend of Gelacio Uriel Jimenez intervened and, after a scuffle had been broken up, Jimenez shot Miranda five times at point-blank range. Witnesses said Miranda was unarmed and made no threatening moves.

Jimenez fled the scene and was later found hiding in his home. The defense raised Florida’s Stand Your Ground law but the judge rejected that claim based on evidence and witness testimony. The shooting left Miranda’s family — parents, siblings and children — grieving and facing financial hardship. Does anyone have additional information about Miranda’s life in Fort Pierce or his family’s efforts after his death?