MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police made a break Wednesday in the case of an illegal street takeover in northwest Miami-Dade that ended in a triple shooting Sunday morning, taking the suspected gunman into custody.
It’s someone who’s been arrested in connection with illegal car meets before. This time, he’s facing three attempted murder charges.
Police took Micheal D. Trillo, 20, of Opa-locka, into custody at around 5 a.m. near his apartment in the 2800 block of Northwest 132nd Street.
He was previously arrested back in January on charges of facilitating drag racing on a highway as part of a six-month Miami-Dade police investigation.
Sunday’s shooting happened at around 5:30 a.m. at Northwest 146th Street and Seventh Avenue. It spilled over onto Interstate 95. Three people, aged 19 to 20, were hit by gunfire and rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
One of the victims remained at JMH as of Wednesday with “serious” injuries, police said.
Video showed the violence unfolding. Police said it all began after Trillo crashed into another vehicle while performing a maneuver, then got out of his vehicle and began shooting.
Records show Trillo was out on probation after taking a plea deal last month. Records show most of those charges in Trillo’s January arrest were eventually dropped and adjudication was withheld in lieu of probation on a fleeing charge.
It’s not yet clear if police have identified any more suspects in the case.
In addition to the attempted murder charges, Trillo was charged with shooting a deadly missile and possession of a weapon while committing an offense.
He was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Wednesday afternoon.
Anyone with information was asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.