Carlton Ashford, a 24-year-old Orlando resident, was shot and killed at a house party in the Waterford Lakes area on April 25, 2015. The party had drawn roughly 60 guests after being promoted via social media and mass text messages. Ashford, who had moved to the master bedroom upstairs to avoid a confrontation, was struck multiple times when an unknown man opened the bedroom door and began shooting. He was taken to Florida Hospital East and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Orange County deputies later arrested 18-year-old Jose Santiago and charged him with second-degree murder. Santiago’s prior arrests noted in reports include grand theft of a firearm, burglary, and unlawful possession of prescription drugs. Neighbors had called authorities several times about the noisy party before the shooting; deputies did not arrive until after the shooting, a delay that Ashford’s mother, Yvette Pennant, said might have prevented the death.

If anyone attended that party or has information about who entered the house that night, please come forward.