Florida veteran killed a day after trying to stop fight on basketball court, family says

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFlorida veteran killed a day after trying to stop fight on basketball court, family saysRobert Shealey Jr.’s family says the slain veteran dedicated a great deal of his time to helping young peopleOwen Scott Monday 20 April 2026 17:02 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961204","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-shooting-robert-shealey-basketball-b2961204.html","title":"Florida family seeks answers after Army veteran son shot dead "}}CloseNew Jersey police drop off food order after arresting DoorDash driver during deliveryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A 25-year...