Police arrest man accused of fatally shooting father in front of 1-year-old son in Homestead

Monico Enrique Galban, 19, is facing one count of first-degree murder after he was accused of fatally shooting a father in front of his 1-year-old son in Homestead. (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. ā€“ Miami-Dade police arrested a 19-year-old man Saturday who is accused of fatally shooting a victim in front of his 1-year-old son outside their home in Homestead on Memorial Day, authorities said.

According to jail records, Monico Enrique Galban is facing one count of first-degree murder.

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Police released surveillance video Monday of the shooting along the 500 block of Northwest Third Avenue.

First responders airlifted the victim, identified as 27-year-old Jose Guajardo, to Jackson South Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police said Guajardo was shot and killed in front of his mother and 1-year-old son.

The victimā€™s son, who was playing in a kiddie pool, scrambled away in fear. The childā€™s grandmother grabbed him and ran toward the back of the house.

According to police, Galban was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center around 1:45 p.m. Saturday where he is being held without bond.


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