Nelson Barrios, 46, was one of eight people killed on August 20, 1982, in Miami during a mass shooting at the welding shop where he worked as a welder. The attacker, former schoolteacher Carl Robert Brown, had recently been dismissed from his job and was receiving psychiatric treatment; he obtained firearms and ammunition shortly before the attack and carried out the shooting alone.

Brown was shot and killed by two witnesses as he attempted to flee the scene on a bicycle. The killings prompted public outrage and led to proposed legislation in Florida instituting a 72-hour waiting period for rifle and handgun purchases; Brown’s ex-wife and others criticized the gun shop that sold him the weapons for not refusing the sale. Nelson Barrios and the other victims are remembered for their contributions to the community.

If anyone knew Nelson, worked with him at the shop, or has information about that day, please share what is known.