Willie Alphonso Bell Jr., 28, of Apopka, Florida, was one of the victims of a mass shooting at the Unity Banquet Hall in Orlando on June 24, 2023. Deputies responded about 12:10 a.m.; a man was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound and rushed to a hospital. Three other men were also shot that night. Bell was pronounced dead at the hospital; two other shooting victims were reported in stable condition. Pastor Jonathan Frazier, who operated the banquet hall with his wife and reportedly tried to shield a young woman during the attack, also died from his injuries.

Investigators had no suspects and offered a $5,000 reward for information. The event was attended by roughly 50 to 100 people, but few have cooperated with the investigation. Bell was born April 8, 1995, in Orlando to Samantha M. Mayes and Willie Bell Sr., graduated Jones High School in 2014, earned a business degree from Florida Memorial University, and ran an auto detailing service. He is survived by his parents, siblings, maternal grandparents, his fiancée Armani Hayes, and other relatives and friends.

Did anyone at the Unity Banquet Hall that night see or hear anything that could help investigators build a timeline or identify the shooter?