Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz, 36, was killed on February 7, 2004, in Ocala, Florida while conducting a welfare check at a retirement community. Deputies responded after the son of 74-year-old Ivan K. Gotham raised concerns about his father’s Alzheimer’s disease and the presence of a firearm. Deputy Litz approached the home in a defensive position and Gotham opened fire from a window, fatally wounding him. Other deputies returned fire and Gotham was killed.

Litz had served nine years with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and was a member of the K9 unit. The investigation found Gotham had been released from a psychiatric facility about three weeks before the shooting and concluded the deputies’ actions were consistent with their training and protocols. Litz is survived by his wife and their 5-year-old son.

Did anyone in the area have contact with Deputy Litz or remember the welfare check that day?