Marcos Aleman was 17 when he was shot and killed on January 21, 2015, in Golden Gate Estates, Naples, Florida. He and a friend, Michael Stallone, were inside a red SUV on the 2300 block of 50th Avenue Northeast late that night when the vehicle was sprayed with bullets. Aleman died at the scene and Stallone was critically injured; Stallone escaped the SUV, went to a nearby home, called 911 and identified the shooter.

The investigation led to the arrest of 17-year-old Meliton Cruz Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder after being stopped in a vehicle that matched Stallone’s description. The shooting was reportedly linked to a drug transaction gone wrong; reports also tied Cruz to a prior drug-related robbery at an Immokalee cemetery. Cruz’s background included a school suspension for abusive behavior and a mother who described him as shy and wanting to finish high school and join the Army.

Friends and family held a candlelight vigil at the Naples Pier for Aleman. Does anyone have information about Marcos, Michael Stallone, or that night that could help clarify what happened?