{"id":10538,"date":"2026-05-21T08:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10538"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:02:32","slug":"florida-duo-gloated-about-killing-off-duty-firefighter-christopher-randazzo-for-his-phone-sneakers-in-front-of-resort-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10538","title":{"rendered":"Florida duo gloated about killing off-duty firefighter Christopher Randazzo for his phone, sneakers in front of resort: witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Crime. \u201cI saw him slumped over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Papach claimed that Holston \u2014 armed with a handgun that night \u2014 was bragging, \u201cI can\u2019t believe I caught a body\u201d and smiling, while Garcia Romero appeared equally pleased.<\/p>\n<p>Holston also allegedly called the gun he used \u201cmy military weapon\u201d and told Garcia Romero, \u201cwe can rob him, and we can shoot him\u201d in front of Rico and Papach, Law &amp; Crime reported.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Randazzo was found face down, stripped of his red Nike sneakers, iPhone, wallet with $55 inside and car keys.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Suspect Jose Garcia Romero. <span class=\"credit\">Palm beach sheriff&#8217;s office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A woman who found Randazzo told investigators the 39-year-old firefighter and paramedic was \u201clying in front of the hotel\u201d and told a 911 dispatcher that her husband \u201cthinks he\u2019s dead\u201d after discovering him.<\/p>\n<p>Both men are charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and criminal conspiracy, and face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Before his death, Randazzo earned his firefighter certification and paramedic license from the Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety in 2018, NBC Miami reported.<\/p>\n<p>He was hired by the Coral Springs-631 Parkland Fire Department just seven months before he was killed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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