Overview
- The confrontation occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 22 on the sidewalk outside Savoy Orlando and left 33-year-old Julien Cruz with a fatal gunshot wound.
- Jean Gabriel Borja Gil De La Madr was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder with a firearm after investigators said he retrieved a gun from his vehicle and shot Cruz.
- In a court filing dated June 9 the State Attorney's Office said it would not file the murder charge because prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Borja's use of force was unjustified.
- Borja's attorney, Mark O'Mara, relied on surveillance video reviewed in court to argue Cruz and others pursued Borja as he tried to leave, supporting a self-defense claim.
- Cruz's family disputes parts of the official account and says another person may have fired the shot, and prosecutors say the case could be revisited only if new, compelling evidence emerges.