Mark Bretz, 36, was one of five employees killed on February 9, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when a former city Parks Department worker, Clifton McCree, returned to the office trailer where co-workers were gathered and opened fire with a Glock 9mm. McCree, who had been dismissed more than a year earlier after failing a drug test and facing disciplinary problems including suspensions for fighting and absenteeism, also critically injured one person before turning the gun on himself. McCree left a suicide note in which he described anger over being unable to provide for his family and accused his former colleagues of racism; city records did not corroborate claims of racial discrimination.

The shooting was the deadliest mass murder in Broward County’s history at that time. Funeral services were held for the victims, including Bretz, and the community responded with mourning and calls for better workplace safety and grievance handling.

Is there anyone who knew Mark Bretz or who can share memories that might help keep his story alive?