Kendrick English, 48, was shot and killed outside the Five Star Banquet Hall in Sunrise on April 12, 2026. English, who was a quadriplegic and used a wheelchair after a paralyzing football injury at Stranahan High School in 1995, had attempted to enter a birthday party and was denied entry by a security guard. A verbal altercation followed; English left but returned shortly afterward. During the second confrontation, 26-year-old security guard Francisco Navarro Sanchez drew a handgun and fired multiple shots, striking English. English was taken to a local hospital and died from his wounds.

Navarro Sanchez fled the scene but later agreed to return when detectives contacted him and was taken into custody. He has been charged with second-degree murder and was ordered held without bond at his initial court appearance. English is remembered by friends as humble and joyful, and his death has shocked the community.

Does anyone have information about the events outside the banquet hall that night or knew Kendrick English?