Stef’An Strawder, who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound while exiting a party at Club Blu in Fort Myers.
The 18-year-old Strawder was a rising basketball star at Lehigh Senior High School was pronounced dead nearly two hours later emergency surgery at Lee Memorial Hospital.
On Tuesday afternoon, Strawder family retained Joseph R. North of the North Law Firm who sent letters to Club Blu and Carrell Corners West, the property lot owned by IMC Equity Group where the restaurant sits, notifying them of the family’s intention to file wrongful death and negligence of security suits on behalf of Strawder family.
A collective reward of $21,000 is being offered for information in the case.
Detectives are having an extremely difficult time collecting new information from witnesses and victims of the shooting.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said they have received one tip and few individuals have been cooperating.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the shooters had clear intentions to incite murder and mayhem, and the agency is confidence people have information about those involved.
Despite detectives working tirelessly with the FBI to collect evidence, for some reason, the young victims, and even their families aren’t communicating with authorities.