Man accused of double-shooting in Doral caught near Jacksonville

DORAL, Fla. – A man who police say shot two people Thursday night at a home in Doral, killing a woman and injuring a handyman, has been arrested.

Miami-Dade County police say the Florida Highway Patrol took the 45-year-old suspect into custody early Friday morning after conducting a traffic stop in the Jacksonville area.

FHP said it found Miguel Felix Hernandez running east on the shoulder of Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 312 in Columbia County. The trooper who spotted him said he was “extremely erratic” and ran the plate of his broken-down blue Mini Cooper to find that he was wanted out of Miami-Dade.

Hernandez is from Gibsonton, which is in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of the state.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday put out an alert saying they were searching for Hernandez, who was “missing and endangered.”

They said he made threats of violence and self-harm and was believed to be traveling between Fort Myers and Tampa in a blue 2011 Mini Cooper.

The 58-year-old woman who died in the shooting knew the killer, according to Det. Angel Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department.

The shootings happened shortly before 9 p.m. at a lakeside two-story townhouse on Northwest 98th Avenue near 86th Terrace, in the Grand Bay Estates gated community, police said.

“The investigation revealed the male victim, a handyman, arrived at the home accompanied by the female,” Miami-Dade police said in a news release. “As the victim worked on the home, the subject arrived and asked the homeowner for the female victim by name. The female victim came to the front door and an argument ensued. During the argument, the subject produced a firearm and shot the female victim. He then made his way into the residence, shot the male victim, and fled the area. The homeowners were not injured.”

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel rushed the handyman, who is in his mid-40s, to Kendall Regional Medical Center in critical condition, authorities said.

Names of the victims have not been released.

Police were still looking into the connection between the suspect and victims.

Neighbors say they were told to stay inside their homes as police conducted a massive search for the suspect Thursday night. Doral police were also looking for the gunman.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to call the Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.