Detective asks public for help with finding shooter who killed boy at Miami-Dade park

Angelo Guzman was killed on Sunday at a park in southwest Miami-Dade County. He was 14 years old. (Courtesy photo)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ Detective Edhy Mederos said he has been searching for the shooter who killed a boy on Sunday in southwest Miami-Dade County.

Mederos said 14-year-old Angelo Guzman died after a shooting at Sandpiper Park at 11100 SW 157 Ave., in the Hammocks neighborhood.

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ā€œAngelo was visiting his father. At some point, he made it to the park where the incident occurred,ā€ Mederos said in a video released on Thursday night. ā€œThere were families in the area that heard the gunshots and responded to that area.ā€

Mederos said he needs to talk to those witnesses or anyone who saw anything unusual that could help them find Angeloā€™s killer.

ā€œI have been in contact with the family and they are distraught. They need answers. They want closure and I want to give them that closure,ā€ Mederos said. ā€œAngelo was just starting his life. His family is going to miss him. His friends are going to miss him. His classmates are going to miss him.ā€

Mederos said anyone with information in the case needs to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. There is a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.

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