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Coral Springs fireman’s family waited nearly 7 years for justice after his murder

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Two men were found guilty in the October 2019 killing of Coral Springs firefighter Christopher Randazzo, delivering what his family described as long-awaited justice nearly seven years later.
Two men were found guilty in the October 2019 killing of Coral Springs firefighter Christopher Randazzo, delivering what his family described as long-awaited justice nearly seven years later. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com

A jury found two men guilty of murder in the 2019 robbery and fatal shooting of Coral Springs firefighter Christopher Randazzo.

The convictions come nearly seven years after the killing outside a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea resort.

FULL STORY: Two convicted of murder in 2019 robbery and killing of Coral Springs firefighter

Christopher Randazzo was killed at age 39 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, seven months after he became a firefighter/paramedic with Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department.
Christopher Randazzo was killed at age 39 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, seven months after he became a firefighter/paramedic with Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department. Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department

Here are key takeaways:

  • Torrey Holston and Jose Garcia Romero were convicted of murder in the shooting of Christopher Randazzo, 39, and face automatic life sentences in prison.
  • Randazzo, a firefighter and paramedic with the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department, was last seen alive around 1 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2019, leaving the Aruba Beach Cafe, where he had worked for nearly two decades.
  • Deputies said the men first robbed Randazzo of his shoes, knife, iPhone, car keys and a wallet containing $55, leaving him alive. They returned to demand he unlock his passcode-protected phone and shot him when he didn’t.
  • “We’re ecstatic. We’ve been waiting since October 2019 for some justice. It’s been a long wait,” Bobby Randazzo, the victim’s brother, told WPLG, Local 10.
  • A third man, Marco Rico, was identified as the getaway driver and pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder and criminal conspiracy.

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