Eric Pedroso was 29 when he was killed on December 30, 1999, during a mass shooting at the Radisson Bay Harbor Hotel in Tampa, Florida. The hotel was crowded with football fans for a bowl game when a housekeeper at the hotel, Silvio Izquierdo-Leyva, opened fire on co-workers and others in the afternoon. Pedroso was one of five people killed; the other named victims were Barbara Carter, 55, Jose R. Aguilar, 40, George C. Jones, 44, and Dolores Perdomo, 56. Three more people were wounded during the attack.

After the hotel shooting, the gunman attempted to flee and carjacked a vehicle, fatally shooting Dolores Perdomo during that escape. He was apprehended shortly afterward and charged with five counts of first-degree murder. Reports describe the shooter as quiet and shy, and investigators found no prior history of violence or major conflicts with co-workers, leaving motive unclear. If anyone knew Eric Pedroso or has information about that day, please share what you remember.