Maria Fernanda Godinez Castillo, 22, of Orlando, Florida, was killed on August 19, 2014, when she was struck by a stray bullet fired by an Orlando Police Department officer outside the Vixen Bar in downtown Orlando. Officers were confronting a man, identified in reports as Kody Roach, who had been ejected from the bar and was said to be attempting to re-enter with a firearm. During a struggle, officers Jeff Angel and Eduardo Sanguino discharged their weapons; one of Sanguino’s bullets hit Maria, causing her death.

Maria, born in Guatemala and raised in Cocoa, was remembered by family and friends as happy and fun-loving. Her cousin Norma Godinez expressed disbelief and sorrow at the loss. Officers Angel and Sanguino were placed on administrative leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated. Roach was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and faced charges including carrying a concealed firearm and potential felony murder.

Would anyone who was at the Vixen Bar that night or who knew Maria be willing to share what they remember?