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Man lives with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after teen shoots him in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Man lives with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after teen shoots him in Miami-DadeJunior Roberts lived with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after a teenage boy shot him during an argument in Miami-Dade County.
Detectives ID man shot dead after bar fight in northwest Miami-Dade
Read full article: Detectives ID man shot dead after bar fight in northwest Miami-DadeA man died and another was injured during a shooting on Sunday morning outside of the Tropicana Bar & Lounge in northwestern Miami-Dade County, police said.
Miami-Dade driver says he had ‘1 or 2 beers’ before blowing red light, killing woman, cops say
Read full article: Miami-Dade driver says he had ‘1 or 2 beers’ before blowing red light, killing woman, cops sayPolice arrested a man Monday on vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges after they said he plowed through a red light and into a pickup truck while he was driving in northwest Miami-Dade in April, killing a woman in the passenger’s seat.
1 hospitalized after northwest Miami-Dade house fire
Read full article: 1 hospitalized after northwest Miami-Dade house fireMiami-Dade Fire Rescue medics took one person to a local hospital after a fire broke out at a house in the county’s West Little River area late Tuesday morning, an agency spokesperson said.
Police sources identify father killed at gas station in West Little River
Read full article: Police sources identify father killed at gas station in West Little RiverA Miami-Dade family was grieving on Sunday after a 53-year-old father was killed in his car at a Sunflex gas station in West Little River.
Man dead after gas station shooting in Miami-Dade’s West Little River
Read full article: Man dead after gas station shooting in Miami-Dade’s West Little RiverA man died after a shooting on Saturday in Miami-Dade County. Yellow crime scene tape blocked access to the gas station where he died and a yellow tarp covered a green car with bullet holes.
Video shows 2 drivers crash into Miami-Dade church, effort to rescue 4 injured
Read full article: Video shows 2 drivers crash into Miami-Dade church, effort to rescue 4 injuredFour were injured, two cars were damaged and there was a hole in the wall of a church after a crash on Thursday morning in northwestern Miami-Dade County.
Crash injuring 1 at busy intersection prompts street closure in northwestern Miami-Dade
Read full article: Crash injuring 1 at busy intersection prompts street closure in northwestern Miami-DadeA crash on Sunday morning prompted police to close off a busy intersection at the boundary of Miami-Dade County’s West Little River-Gladeview neighborhoods.
Man dies during shooting at mobile home park in Miami-Dade’s West Little River area
Read full article: Man dies during shooting at mobile home park in Miami-Dade’s West Little River areaThere was a shooting on Saturday night at the Rovell Mobile Home Park in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River area.
Miami-Dade man on house arrest accused of molesting teen runaway after smoking marijuana
Read full article: Miami-Dade man on house arrest accused of molesting teen runaway after smoking marijuanaA 27-year-old South Florida man is facing a felony charge after police said he molested a teenage girl who ran away from home.
Boy, 6, calls 911 to report mom left him, little brother alone in filthy Miami-Dade home, cops say
Read full article: Boy, 6, calls 911 to report mom left him, little brother alone in filthy Miami-Dade home, cops sayA 6-year-old boy called 911 Wednesday night to tell Miami-Dade police his mother left him and his 2-year-old brother home alone. Police said they arrived to find disgusting conditions.
Miami-Dade mother now charged after girl, 4, fatally shot by 3-year-old brother
Read full article: Miami-Dade mother now charged after girl, 4, fatally shot by 3-year-old brotherThe mother of a 4-year-old girl shot and killed by her little brother in northwest Miami-Dade back in November is now facing criminal charges.
Miami-Dade police search for man, 40, last seen 6 months ago in West Little River
Read full article: Miami-Dade police search for man, 40, last seen 6 months ago in West Little RiverMiami-Dade police are searching for a missing 40-year-old man who they said was last seen six months ago in the county’s West Little River neighborhood.
Leaving Miami-Dade jail, felon has little to say about unsecured gun used in shooting of 4-year-old
Read full article: Leaving Miami-Dade jail, felon has little to say about unsecured gun used in shooting of 4-year-oldA convicted felon, arrested after Miami-Dade police said he illegally had a gun, which a 3-year-old boy would later use to shoot his 4-year-old sister in the head over the weekend, had little to say about the case as he left jail Wednesday.
Miami-Dade felon jailed after girl, 4, shot by 3-year-old brother, sources say
Read full article: Miami-Dade felon jailed after girl, 4, shot by 3-year-old brother, sources sayMiami-Dade police arrested a convicted felon late Sunday night after sources said a 4-year-old girl’s younger brother shot her in the head with an unattended gun, critically wounding her earlier that day.
Miami man accused of offering women rides, raping them at gunpoint
Read full article: Miami man accused of offering women rides, raping them at gunpointMiami-Dade police arrested a Miami man Friday after accusing him of picking up two different women on two separate occasions, offering them rides and then raping them at gunpoint.
Miami Gardens man accused of raping sex worker at gunpoint
Read full article: Miami Gardens man accused of raping sex worker at gunpointPolice arrested a convicted felon from Miami Gardens Wednesday, a little more than a month after they said he raped a sex worker at gunpoint in the West Little River area of northwest Miami-Dade.
Police: Man wanted by ICE was involved in Brickell carjacking, chase before fatal police shooting
Read full article: Police: Man wanted by ICE was involved in Brickell carjacking, chase before fatal police shootingRecords released on Monday identified the suspect who detectives said was a Brickell armed carjacker and the driver involved in a dangerous high-speed chase that ended with a crash and the fatal shooting of his partner in crime in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade man used bug spray, bleach, fists on pregnant girlfriend’s face, cops say
Read full article: Miami-Dade man used bug spray, bleach, fists on pregnant girlfriend’s face, cops sayPolice arrested a northwest Miami-Dade man just after midnight Wednesday after they said he attacked his pregnant girlfriend the day prior using multiple chemicals and his own fists, sending her to the emergency room.
Woman was driving 107 mph seconds before fatal DUI crash, Miami-Dade police say
Read full article: Woman was driving 107 mph seconds before fatal DUI crash, Miami-Dade police sayPolice arrested a 24-year-old northwest Miami-Dade woman on vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges Thursday in connection to a deadly 2022 crash.
Miami-Dade moves forward with ‘Connect 2 Protect’ projects to reduce sewage pollution
Read full article: Miami-Dade moves forward with ‘Connect 2 Protect’ projects to reduce sewage pollutionMayor Daniella Levine Cava said she is “The Water Warrior” as Miami-Dade County’s program to reduce sewage pollution continued to move forward on Thursday.
Police: Miami-Dade woman disemboweled puppy, told owner ‘you’re next’
Read full article: Police: Miami-Dade woman disemboweled puppy, told owner ‘you’re next’In what a responding officer described as a “horrific scene,” Miami-Dade police said a 19-year-old woman disemboweled a man’s puppy and made a chilling threat before her arrest.
Woman accused of threatening to kill ex-boyfriend in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Woman accused of threatening to kill ex-boyfriend in Miami-DadeA woman showed up at her ex-boyfriend’s house armed with a gun and started shooting into the air in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood, police said.
Massive multi-tower development could replace Miami-Dade trailer park — where will residents go?
Read full article: Massive multi-tower development could replace Miami-Dade trailer park — where will residents go?A proposed massive development in northwest Miami-Dade’s West Little River area could turn a mobile home park into a series of towers hosting nearly 4,000 units of housing.
Want cocaine with your bread? Convenience store, smoke shop were drug dealing front, police say
Read full article: Want cocaine with your bread? Convenience store, smoke shop were drug dealing front, police sayJessica Jones told detectives that she didn’t know anything about the drugs and weapons that detectives found inside a convenience store and its adjacent smoke shop, according to a report the Miami-Dade Police Department released on Wednesday.
Friendship breakup over loss turns violent outside Miami-Dade corner store, police say
Read full article: Friendship breakup over loss turns violent outside Miami-Dade corner store, police sayA man was injured during a recent shooting after an argument inside a corner store spilled out to the street in northwestern Miami-Dade County, police records released on Friday show.
Detectives arrest teen for fatally shooting 15-year-old boy in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Detectives arrest teen for fatally shooting 15-year-old boy in Miami-DadeA 16-year-old boy confessed to the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in northeastern Miami-Dade County, police announced on Friday night.
Detectives search for evidence of teenage boy’s murder at public park in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Detectives search for evidence of teenage boy’s murder at public park in Miami-DadeA killer is on the run and a family is grieving Thursday — just hours after the murder of a 15-year-old boy — in Miami-Dade County.
Police: Man molests 12-year-old girl outside northwest Miami-Dade nail salon
Read full article: Police: Man molests 12-year-old girl outside northwest Miami-Dade nail salonPolice accuse a 44-year-old man of molesting a 12-year-old girl as she walked with her mother outside of a northwest Miami-Dade nail salon Tuesday evening.
Police: Man charged with attempted murder in northwest Miami-Dade elevator stabbing
Read full article: Police: Man charged with attempted murder in northwest Miami-Dade elevator stabbingA northwest Miami-Dade man was arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge early Tuesday morning after police said he rekindled an old quarrel and stabbed a man in an elevator.
Miami-Dade detectives searching for 34-year-old man’s killer ask public for help
Read full article: Miami-Dade detectives searching for 34-year-old man’s killer ask public for helpThe Miami-Dade Police Department detectives who are searching for a man’s killer asked the public for help on Tuesday. They released a flyer they are hoping the community will distribute.
Miami-Dade woman accused of throwing 3-year-old girl to ground
Read full article: Miami-Dade woman accused of throwing 3-year-old girl to groundPolice arrested a woman from the West Little River area of Miami-Dade County on a child abuse charge Monday after a 3-year-old girl was sent to the hospital with several injuries.
Convicted felon with fraud history faces 2 more cases in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Convicted felon with fraud history faces 2 more cases in Miami-DadeA 43-year-old man — who has been in and out of Florida prison for fraud — was arrested yet again in Miami-Dade County for two new cases while on probation that was set to end in 2024, records show.
Convicted felon refuses to surrender, fires at Miami-Dade officers, police say
Read full article: Convicted felon refuses to surrender, fires at Miami-Dade officers, police sayA robbery suspect was with a one-year-old boy inside a bedroom when he fired his handgun at police officers, so they didn’t return fire, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
State investigators accuse 5 of staging car crash in Miami-Dade to defraud insurance companies
Read full article: State investigators accuse 5 of staging car crash in Miami-Dade to defraud insurance companiesWith the help of surveillance cameras and a witness who reported to have seen it all from a nearby church, state investigators uncovered a group’s alleged plot in Miami-Dade County to defraud Geico and Bristol West insurance companies.
Drunk driver kills man, leaves behind trail of car crashes in Miami-Dade, police say
Read full article: Drunk driver kills man, leaves behind trail of car crashes in Miami-Dade, police sayA 39-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday to face charges for crimes that detectives said he committed while he was drunk. The list includes killing a man.
Possible arson devastates West Little River businesses, including woman behind ice cream truck
Read full article: Possible arson devastates West Little River businesses, including woman behind ice cream truckFirefighters were investigating a possible arson after a fire destroyed several businesses on Monday in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River area.
Donor steps up to spruce up dilapidated Miami Central weight room
Read full article: Donor steps up to spruce up dilapidated Miami Central weight roomMiami Central Senior High School has been lauded as the best of the best in athletics: its football team won its fourth state football championship in a row and was recently crowned national champions.
Feds accuse Miami-Dade man of kidnapping, robbing Grindr dates
Read full article: Feds accuse Miami-Dade man of kidnapping, robbing Grindr datesA federal grand jury in Miami indicted a northwest Miami-Dade man this month after prosecutors accused him of kidnapping and robbing men he lured on the Grindr app.
Detectives catch fugitive: How black market operation was able to sell cheap fuel
Read full article: Detectives catch fugitive: How black market operation was able to sell cheap fuelAdryan Hernandez was among a group of fraudsters who detectives accused of being part of a black market scheme in Miami-Dade County that used technology and stolen identities to deal with stolen fuel, according to prosecutors.
Police: Man follows 10-year-old home from Miami-Dade convenience store, molests him
Read full article: Police: Man follows 10-year-old home from Miami-Dade convenience store, molests himA 32-year-old man faces a lewd and lascivious molestation charge after police said he followed a 10-year-old boy home from a northwest Miami-Dade convenience store and then molested him.
Through tears, man sends message to West Little River killer: ‘Why kill my friend?’
Read full article: Through tears, man sends message to West Little River killer: ‘Why kill my friend?’Detectives continue to investigate on Friday morning the deaths of two men in Miami-Dade’s West Little River neighborhood.
Man arrested in Tallahassee was extradited to Miami-Dade for murder outside market
Read full article: Man arrested in Tallahassee was extradited to Miami-Dade for murder outside marketA 23-year-old man was at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Friday accused of killing a man late last year outside of Tony’s Food Store in West Little River.
Black religious leaders promote COVID-19 vaccine: ‘God has used scientists’
Read full article: Black religious leaders promote COVID-19 vaccine: ‘God has used scientists’MIAMI – A group of local Black religious leaders, including a Haitian American, met on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County to promote the COVID-19 vaccine campaign. Carl Johnson, of 93rd Street Community Baptist Church, spoke about his support of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Miami-Dade. The meeting also included Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade commissioners, and other community leaders. Two of the pastors received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Ron DeSantis expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Florida to people who are 40 years old or older.
‘I have to get justice for my kid,’ grieving father says after crash kills 2 teenage girls
Read full article: ‘I have to get justice for my kid,’ grieving father says after crash kills 2 teenage girlsMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Fernando Santos said his daughter Valery was the light of his world. He said his beautiful 16-year-old girl was always laughing, and he described her as outgoing and smart. Valery and her 14-year-old friend Emily Luna died on Saturday in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Northwest 79th Street and Northwest 18th Avenue. “My daughter died, literally, instantly,” said Jennifer Ospina, Emily’s mother. “My whole family is going through it.”The crash was hours before Valentine’s Day, so the girls’ family and friends delivered flowers and heart-shaped balloons in front of the restaurant where witnesses are also still dealing with the tragedy.
Police investigating as truck reportedly pulls into 7-Eleven parking lot with 3 people shot inside
Read full article: Police investigating as truck reportedly pulls into 7-Eleven parking lot with 3 people shot insideNORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – A pick-up truck riddled with bullets sat in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven near Northwest 95th Street and 17th Avenue on Saturday night. Police are working to piece together what happened — the truck may have pulled in to the gas station with the victims inside already shot. Officers arriving to the gas station at 9455 NW 17th Avenue found one man shot and a 7-year-old injured in the gunfire. A 7-year-old, who was grazed by a bullet, was released after being treated at the scene, according to police. AdInvestigators said they don’t have much of a description of the shooter and need the public’s help to get information.
Miami criminologist worries about rise in violence during coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Miami criminologist worries about rise in violence during coronavirus pandemicMIAMI – A renowned criminologist with the University of Miami said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic is mostly to blame for a rise in violent crime in Miami-Dade County. In addition to the cocaine markets and the gang activity, Piquero attributes the violent offenses to the many ramifications of the pandemic. “Then you add to that an increase in gun sales, gun thefts.”The pandemic has also changed law enforcement tactics. The difficulty with finding solutions to the increased violence, Piquero said, is that homicides are typically situational, they’re not planned. To help reduce the violence, Piquero said community leaders need to figure out what are the police-related solutions and what are the non-police-related solutions.
Detectives search for 2 in basketball court shooting with 8 injured
Read full article: Detectives search for 2 in basketball court shooting with 8 injuredMIAMI – Detectives are searching on Monday for two shooters who left eight injured — two teenage boys and six men — at a public park’s basketball court in Miami-Dade County. Two male shooters walked up to the basketball court and targeted the group at about 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, at the Little River Park, 10525 NW 25 Ave., in Miami-Dade’s West Little River neighborhood. Detectives investigate a shooting on Sunday night at a public park in Miami-Dade's West Little River neighborhood. Andrea Ferbee said like many in the neighborhood she frequently plays basketball at Little River Park, but she was working on Sunday night. Two hours after the basketball court shooting, detectives were responding to another mass shooting five miles south of the Little River Park.
8 injured when 2 gunmen shoot into crowd at NW Miami-Dade park, police say
Read full article: 8 injured when 2 gunmen shoot into crowd at NW Miami-Dade park, police sayNORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are now confirming that a total of eight people were hit by bullets when two people walked up to a crowd that was at basketball courts in Little River Park and began shooting. Police said the incident began after 7 p.m. Sunday when the pair walked up to a crowd before pulling out guns, opening fire, and then running away. Six adults, ranging in age from 18 to 27 years old, and two juveniles were hit in the midst of the chaos. One of those injured was a 16-year-old who was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma for treatment. Anyone with further information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8577.
Artist honors slain football coach Corey Smith during Miami vs. Norland game
Read full article: Artist honors slain football coach Corey Smith during Miami vs. Norland gameWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – Artist Jermaine Faehre Green unveiled a large painting on Thursday night at the Miami-Dade College’s Nathaniel Traz-Powell Stadium, near the West Little River neighborhood. It was a tribute to the late Corey Smith, a beloved football coach at Miami Senior High School and a Miami-Dade Public Schools employee for more than two decades. The unveiling of the “Cleaning Out My Locker” portrait was on display during the half-time of a high school football game between Miami Senior High’s Stingarees and Miami Norland Senior High’s Vikings. A 15-year-old boy is accused of killing Smith on Sept. 21 while trying to steal $7,450 from his home, 2140 NW 97th St., in West Little River. Green said the portrait belongs to the school and it will be on display at every Miami High football game this season.
2 arrested in killing of Miami-Dade pastor Gregory Boyd
Read full article: 2 arrested in killing of Miami-Dade pastor Gregory BoydMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Two people have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a pastor last month at The Village Flea Market & Mall in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood. Miami-Dade police arrested Latravia Charm Bell, 20, and Nathaniel Bernard Roberson, 31, both of Miami, who will face charges of first-degree murder. Investigators say several people opened fire in a crowded parking lot Sept. 10, and that pastor Gregory Boyd was struck by the gunfire and critically injured as he walked to his vehicle. Boyd’s wife said he “was a good family man.”“He was my friend — my best friend, my fishing partner,” Dorothy Boyd said in an interview last month. Anyone with further information regarding this incident is urged to contact CrimeStoppers at 305-471-8477 or visit www.crimestoppersmiami.com and select “Give a Tip.”
Detectives arrest teenage suspect in high school football coach’s murder
Read full article: Detectives arrest teenage suspect in high school football coach’s murderMIAMI – Miami-Dade detectives arrested a teenage suspect in the murder of the 46-year-old Miami Senior High School head football coach. According to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, the arrest of the suspect in Corey Smith’s murder was on Thursday. A relative at Smith’s home confirmed on Thursday night that a teenage boy was arrested in his murder, which made the crime all the more tragic. While coaching children and teenagers, he developed a reputation as a mentor who helped to propel players to have college football and NFL careers. Zabaleta said on Monday detectives questioned a 15-year-old boy who was in the home when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel found Smith dead.
Questions continue to swirl around Miami football coach’s shooting death
Read full article: Questions continue to swirl around Miami football coach’s shooting deathHe is the son of Lamar Alexander, one of two suspects killed in the hijacking of a UPS truck driver last December. Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said on Monday that the teen was not injured in the shooting Monday. Detectives have been in and out of Smith’s Northwest Miami-Dade home since Monday and were back on the scene Wednesday morning, collecting evidence. “Coach Corey,” as he was known, worked for 20 years for Miami-Dade Public Schools, most recently as head football coach at Miami Senior High School. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Miami football coach’s death remains under investigation
Read full article: Miami football coach’s death remains under investigationNFL players, college football players and Miami Senior High School’s Stingarees knew him better as Coach Corey. Last year, Smith was promoted to the job of his dreams: He started coaching his alma mater’s football team. With a heavy heart we send our condolences to Coach Corey’s family, our football team, @StingsAthletics & to all those lives Coach impacted. Coach Corey. 🏈 #StingPride #stingareesforlife #stingarees4life pic.twitter.com/30QiC5OD34 — Miami Senior High (@miamiseniorhigh) September 22, 2020
Detectives identify teen at home with dead coach as son of suspect who died in fatal police shooting
Read full article: Detectives identify teen at home with dead coach as son of suspect who died in fatal police shootingWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – The yellow crime scene tape was back up on Tuesday outside of the West Little River home where a beloved 46-year-old Miami Senior High School football coach was killed. Detectives have been gathering evidence since Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel found Corey Smith dead on Monday. He had accomplished his dream job as a football coach at Miami Senior High School. Grief on social mediaRip to Coach Corey Smith pic.twitter.com/qk2s4o8r3K — Caneville (@caneville305) September 22, 2020Miami Senior alum @_jdf1 addresses the shooting death of Stingarees coach Corey Smith. — Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) September 21, 2020Very sad to hear about the passing of Coach Corey Smith...A legend in the south Florida Community, very well respected and loved!
Shooting leaves Miami High School football coach dead in West Little River
Read full article: Shooting leaves Miami High School football coach dead in West Little RiverWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – A shooting left a 46-year-old Miami Senior High School’s football coach dead on Monday in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood, police said. Corey Smith was killed Monday during a shooting in West Little River. (Crop of Facebook Profile Photo)Manny Diaz, University of Miami’s football coach, was among the many who were mourning the loss of the football coach. “Our entire football program is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Corey Smith,” Diaz wrote in a statement. 3 PM REPORTBREAKING NEWS REPORTCommunity grievesDADE COUNTY MOURNING ABOUT THIS ONE 😢💔😢💔 COACH COREY Posted by Nathaniel Greatone on Monday, September 21, 2020Boy that news bought tears to my eyes.
Grieving widow: Rev. Gregory Boyd ‘was a good family man’
Read full article: Grieving widow: Rev. Gregory Boyd ‘was a good family man’WEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – Dozens met Friday night at the Village Flea Market and Mall in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood to remember Rev. Members of his church, the New Birth Harvest Outreach Ministries Churches of Deliverance, tried to comfort Dorothy Boyd. Boyd left their home to buy dinner for the family and never came back. Gregory Boyd was killed in Miami-Dade County's West Little River neighborhood. They have been asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Shooting leaves woman dead in West Little River
Read full article: Shooting leaves woman dead in West Little RiverWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – Officers found a woman dead after a shooting on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood. According to Detective Lee Cowart, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, officers responded about 7:30 p.m. to investigate a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Northwest 81st Street and Northwest 21st Avenue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel declared the woman dead at the scene. The crime scene is near to the Village Flea Market and Mall where Rev. Gregory Boyd was killed during a shooting Sept. 9.
Pastor dies in shooting Local 10 News journalists witnessed while doing live report
Read full article: Pastor dies in shooting Local 10 News journalists witnessed while doing live reportMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A pastor died Thursday after a shooting that happened right as two Local 10 News journalists were reporting live at The Village Flea Market & Mall in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood. Terrell Forney, a reporter, and Nick Lupo, a photojournalist, were doing a live report on the drive-by shooting that left 7-year-old Alana Washington dead when shots rang out. “I’m waiting to wrap up the package before we go live again and all of a sudden I hear all of these shots,” Forney said. “He was wearing a white shirt and he started shooting and shooting and shooting,” Lupo said. Miami-Dade police officers said the man, who is a local pastor, was the victim in the shooting.
Local 10 News Crew narrowly escapes drive-by shooting
Read full article: Local 10 News Crew narrowly escapes drive-by shootingMIAMI, Fla. – While Local 10′s Terrell Forney and his videographer Nick Lupo were reporting live outside of the Village Flea Market and Mall in West Little River, they narrowly missed being caught in the middle of a drive by shooting. “We were reporting outside of the flea market at Northwest 79th Street and 27th Avenue," Forney said. That’s when, just towards the end of his 6:06 p.m. report on Thursday, he said multiple shots were fired from a car. He said that one person appeared to have been shot multiple times at the flea market and a Toyota Corolla was riddled with bullets with a back window shot out. “You were watching and you saw me at the beginning but there were multiple shots fire literally right next to us.
Man locked mother in efficiency with bugs, dry urine, clutter, police say
Read full article: Man locked mother in efficiency with bugs, dry urine, clutter, police sayMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Officers said a 50-year-old man locked up his mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease in an efficiency. Inside, officers reported finding bugs, spoiled food, dry urine on the floor, a mattress without sheets, trash, disarray, and a small air conditioner that didn’t cool the space. The woman also didn’t have access to proper drinking water, police said. Bacallao’s defense attorney said in court that he loves his mother and didn’t mean to hurt her. The defense attorney said she was in stable condition.
7 months after random shooting on I-95, family seeks justice in 22-year-olds killing
Read full article: 7 months after random shooting on I-95, family seeks justice in 22-year-olds killingNORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Behind the face mask is the pain of a grieving mother, crying over her daughters grave. It's the reality today for Sheila Nunez, seven months after Melissa Gonzalez was killed by a stray bullet while driving south on Interstate 95. For her Melissa Gonzalez, her mother said. Police have circulated this surveillance image of a dark colored car that they hope might lead them to whoever shot Melissa Gonzalez. (WPLG)Police have circulated a surveillance camera image of a dark colored, four-door car with dark rims, as a possible vehicle of interest.
1 person shot at public park in West Little River, police say
Read full article: 1 person shot at public park in West Little River, police sayWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – One person was shot on Thursday night at the Soar Park Teen Center, a small public park in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood. According to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, the gunman ran away from the park at 120 NW 83 St.About six years ago, 17-year-old Keimouria Gardner was killed at the park during a shooting. She was sitting in a bench at the park when a stray bullet struck her, police said. Officers are asking anyone with information about the Thursday night shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.
Victim tells Miami-Dade judge about video of racist rant
Read full article: Victim tells Miami-Dade judge about video of racist rantMIAMI – Dwayne Wynn told a Miami-Dade County judge on Tuesday about the video he recorded on June 14 of Joseph Fucheck’s racist and homophobic insults. Fucheck saw Wynn and returned to park in front of Wynn’s home in Miami-Dade’s West Little River. Victim of apparent gunman's racist rant testifies in court“As soon as the door opened, he began his profanity-laced rant,” Wynn said during a court hearing that was held on Zoom. Officers arrested Joseph Fucheck on Tuesday after he was accused of holding a man at gunpoint during a racist rant in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade records show he has a pending March 18 case for a petit theft charge.
Driver in stolen car crashes into West Little River home, police say
Read full article: Driver in stolen car crashes into West Little River home, police sayMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A driver in a stolen car crashed into a West Little River house while Alberto Navarro played with his daughter in the living room on Thursday evening. He and his girlfriend, Vicky Santos, ran outside after the impact. “I thought that they were literally going to hit through it,” Navarro said. Jalisa Canon also ran outside of her neighboring home. The driver of an alleged stolen vehicle crashed into a West Little River home on Thursday evening.
West Little River street shooting leaves 5 injured in 2 cars, police say
Read full article: West Little River street shooting leaves 5 injured in 2 cars, police sayPublished: May 21, 2020, 11:35 pm Updated: May 22, 2020, 7:13 amMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. A shooting in West Little River left five people injured on Thursday night, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. A damaged sports utility vehicle was parked outside Jackson Memorial Hospital after a Thursday night shooting in West Little River. (Kenneth Rice/ Local 10 News)Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel also picked up two victims from another damaged vehicle outside of a Lemon Peppers restaurant at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 54th Street in Brownsville, police said. A damaged car is parked outside a restaurant in Brownsville after a Thursday night shooting in West Little River. (Local 10 News)Rodriguez said a police officer was on patrol when the shooting happened near the intersection of Northwest 31st Court and Northwest 88th Street in West Little River.
Miami-Dade detectives search for 21-year-old man’s killer
Read full article: Miami-Dade detectives search for 21-year-old man’s killerWEST LITTLE RIVER, Fla. – Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and two men injured on Tuesday night in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood, according to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department. The shooting about 9 p.m. outside of a home at 1741 NW 88 St., about a block away from Arcola Park, left Kristopher Vega dead. His family and friends were grieving outside of the home on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting also left his 24-year-old brother and a 22-year-old man injured. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
$5,000 reward offered for information in girl’s fatal shooting on I-95
Read full article: $5,000 reward offered for information in girl’s fatal shooting on I-95Nunez said the killer cut Gonzalez’s dreams of going to law school short. She had recently graduated from Florida International University, and she was preparing to take the Law School Admission Test. Miami-Dade detectives released a surveillance video image showing a car they believe is related to the fatal shooting. Detectives released surveillance image of the vehicle that was linked to the Jan. 3 fatal shooting on I-95 in Miami-Dade County. (Local 10 News)Nunez is asking anyone with information about her daughter’s murder to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Dog found burned to death in West Little River
Read full article: Dog found burned to death in West Little RiverMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A dog was found burned to death Tuesday morning in the West Little River neighborhood of Miami-Dade County. "It's a massacre against an innocent animal," Cindy del Castillo, who lives nearby, told Local 10 News. Miami-Dade County Animal Services is planning a necropsy to determine the exact cause of death. Police and animal services are investigating. "They need to find out who it was because the dog doesn't have anything to do with what happened to anybody else," del Castillo said.
Beloved comedian mourned outside his West Little River barbershop
Read full article: Beloved comedian mourned outside his West Little River barbershopMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Overcome with grief, Juan Martinez's loved ones gathered Wednesday night outside Luigi's Clippers Barber Shop in Miami-Dade County's West Little River neighborhood to honor him. Some shared their memories of the 35-year-old entrepreneur and comedian, who was born in the Dominican Republic. Martinez was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon when an ongoing altercation with a neighbor escalated into gunfire. Detectives said Dorta Martinez became enraged after the victim had another fight with his father because of loud music played at the barber shop. There were rows of candles and loud music during Martinez's candlelight vigil.
Man accused of shooting barber shop owner multiple times in West Little River
Read full article: Man accused of shooting barber shop owner multiple times in West Little RiverAn argument outside a barber shop led to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Little River. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Man accused of fatally shooting barber shop owner in West Little River
Read full article: Man accused of fatally shooting barber shop owner in West Little RiverAn argument outside a barber shop led to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Little River. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.