WEST MIAMI, Fla. – Police have identified a man who they said shot himself in the groin in front of his girlfriend outside of a West Miami apartment complex on Thursday.
According to police, he was trying to kill her ex-boyfriend.
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It happened just before 3 p.m. on July 4 in the area of Southwest 63rd Avenue and Ninth Street, outside of the Alameda West apartment complex.
The man, who police identified Monday as Liban Guerra-Prado, 36, of Key Largo, shot twice at his girlfriend’s ex on the sidewalk, missed, and put his gun away before it discharged in his pocket.
Police said the incident was captured on surveillance video at a home in the area.
According to investigators, the footage shows the victim talking to a man on the sidewalk of Southwest Ninth Street while Guerra-Prado was standing behind the associate.
Moments later, police said Guerra Prado pulled a gun from his hooded sweatshirt pocket and fired two rounds at the victim. One round grazed the victim’s right pant leg, causing no injury.
Police said shortly after, the victim and the man fled the area while Guerra-Prado retreated into the apartment complex where his girlfriend resides.
While attempting to conceal the handgun in his sweatshirt, detectives said Guerra-Prado accidentally discharged the gun and shot himself in the groin.
Authorities confirmed additional surveillance video shows Guerra-Prado entering the parking garage and accessing the elevator with a key fob provided by his girlfriend.
He then went to an apartment on the third floor, disposed of the gun, and returned to the parking garage, where he was found lying on the ground, according to police.
Investigators later met with Guerra-Prado, who waived his Miranda rights and was interviewed with an audio recording that was included in the publicly released report.
West Miami police said it’s an unusual occurrence in the small city of a little more than 7,000, nestled between Miami and Coral Gables.
“This is very rare,” Pete Delgado, the city’s acting police chief, said. “This is probably the first actual shooting we’ve had here in over 12 years.”
After leaving the hospital, Guerra-Prado was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where he faces charges of attempted murder with a firearm and illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
Local 10 News has requested Guerra-Prado’s mugshot after he did not appear on the Miami-Dade Corrections’ website as of Monday afternoon. His bond amount has not yet been determined at this time.