MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 26-year-old man appeared in bond court Wednesday, days after he allegedly fatally shot a locksmith who he had called to his home in West Perrine.
The judge found probable cause to hold Andre Paul-Noel on a second-degree murder charge.
Police say he killed 32-year-old Edwin Boyce Molina Sunday in the area of Southwest 106th Court and 170th Street.
According to his arrest report, Paul-Noel called Molina to his home, saying he was locked out.
For unknown reasons, he then shot Molina five times in the back, authorities said.
Police say Paul-Noel then went through Molina’s car.
When police arrived, they said his behavior was odd and he was aggressive with detectives, failing to give a reason for why he opened fire.
His attorney said Wednesday in court that his client suffered from a mental breakdown when police arrived to the scene.
“He was actually Backer Acted from the moment of the offense,” attorney Khurrum Basir Wahid said.
After the shooting, the suspect was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.
“Clearly had a mental breakdown at some point after or during the time of this incident and law enforcement recognized that and Baker Acted him,” Wahid said.
Local 10 went to the home where the suspect’s family lived and a woman answered the door and said she would get someone to talk to us, but she never returned.
Paul-Noel is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help Molina’s family pay for his funeral.