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Ricardo Sanes, 21, was fatally shot in Orlando on January 16, 2014. Smith, who had a .45-caliber handgun and a valid concealed carry permit, went to confront Sanes.

During the confrontation Smith says he tried to detain Sanes by grabbing his hooded sweatshirt; Smith reports Sanes punched him in the mouth and reached for the gun, so Smith fired multiple shots. Sanes was found in the grass with a .40-caliber handgun tucked into his pants and suffered fatal gunshot wounds to his back and neck. Smith was charged with second-degree murder and held without bail. The case raised questions about whether Smith had probable cause to detain Sanes and whether his actions qualified as self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, given the location of the wounds.

Did anyone in the area see what happened that night or have information about Sanes’ movements before the confrontation?