Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Miami roadway

Brandon Christopher Brewton. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)

MIAMI – A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Miami in July, authorities confirmed.

According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the shooting occurred on the afternoon of July 1 in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 58th Street.

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Police said officers responded to the area after receiving a ShotSpotter alert and found the victim, Treyshawn Wright, suffering from gunshot wounds inside a black Cadillac SUV.

According to the arrest report, surveillance video shows Wright driving north on Seventh Avenue when he stops in traffic.

Police said a white Infiniti Q50S then plowed into his vehicle before fleeing the scene.

According to police, a silver GMC Terrain then pulled up next to the victim and “maintains surveillance on him” until the Infiniti returned.

Two men were then seen getting out of the Infiniti with short-barreled rifles and shooting at the victim, authorities said.

According to the report, Brandon Christopher Brewton, of Miami, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the GMC when the shooting occurred.

Police said the GMC then followed the Infiniti to a secondary location where the Infiniti was abandoned.

According to authorities, detectives uncovered messages between Brewton and another man with the last name Hilton in which they discussed the planning of the shooting.

Police said the two also discussed the outcome and coordination of the killing.

Brewton faces a second-degree murder charge.

A motive for the shooting was not disclosed in the arrest report.

Anyone with information about others involved in the shooting may call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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