Gerold Jerry Drosky, 20, of Oviedo, Florida, was fatally shot while on spring break in Daytona Beach. On March 21, 2009, Drosky and friends were staying at the Ocean Sands Hotel when a man repeatedly offered them pills; they declined. Later that night, 27-year-old James Costa of Orlando knocked on Drosky’s hotel room door. When asked to leave, Costa became agitated, an argument followed, and Costa produced a gun and shot Drosky three times, striking his head, hand, and upper leg. Drosky was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in grave condition and died a few days later.

Costa was found hiding in the beach dunes shortly after the shooting and was arrested. He faced attempted murder charges that were upgraded to first-degree murder after Drosky’s death. Costa had more than 30 prior arrests, including assault, battery, domestic violence, and prescription drug possession charges. A Volusia County jury found Costa guilty of first-degree murder after a five-day trial in early 2010; he was sentenced to life without parole and also received a concurrent 15-year term after pleading no contest to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Did anyone witness the confrontation in the hallway or have information about the dealer who approached the group earlier that night?