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Shootings

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2012

    Naked Man Shot by Miami Police After Eating Other Man's Face

    So a naked a man was shot and killed by City of Miami police yesterday after he was caught literally chewing off the face of another man on a sidewalk near the MacArthur causeway. That's really all you need to know to send your head off into a tizzy, but we'll just add more details to assure you tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    George Zimmerman in Custody, To Be Charged with Second-Degree Murder

    George Zimmerman will finally be charged in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, according to a report from the Washington Post. The charges will be announced in a news conference later this afternoon. However, it's not clear what charges Zimmerman will face.Update at 6:07 p.m.: While emphasiz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Trayvon Martin: No, That's Not His Facebook Page Showing "Gangsta" Photos

    Update: Wonderfully, Business Insider touted the bogus photo as accurate in a story on how the media is badly reporting the Trayvon Martin saga. Their source for the photo: white power message board Stormfront. If you haven't come across the photo to the right, you probably will in the next day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Witness: Shooting of Miami Teen by Orlando Neighborhood "Watchman" Wasn't Self Defense

    ​It's been almost three weeks now since Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old from Miami, was shot to death by a neighborhood watchman in his father's Orlando-area suburb. Yet by George Zimmerman, the self proclaimed watchman, remains free. He claims he acted in self defense, a position bolstered by the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Miami Beach Cop Shoots and Kills Suspect in Liberty City UPDATE

    ​A suspected car thief fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed last night in Liberty City by a Miami Beach cop working on a county anti-robbery team.Details are still sparse -- with a Miami-Dade police spokeswoman this morning declining to name the cop or the victim to Riptide -- but she confir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Miami Beach Police Officer Shoots and Kills Suspect on South Beach UPDATE

    ​A Miami Beach cop shot and killed a man early this morning while trying to break up a fight near 12th Street and Washington Avenue in South Beach. The officer fired two shots into the suspect's stomach, says Deborah Doty, a MBPD spokeswoman, and the man died a short time later."When the officer a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Stole Miami-Dade Cop Car After Deadly Crash

    ​A bizarre series of event early this morning lead to Miami-Dade Police fatally shooting a suspect who had stolen a police cruiser. The incident started after the man fled the scene of a deadly car crash that claimed the life of a cab driver.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Miami Club Violence Nothing New, Stabbings and Shootings From 1948,

    Miami Times, Novemeber 20, 1948The more things change, the more they stay the same.​In the wake of the recent Nocturnal nightclub shooting that killed one, hospitalized others, and sent hundreds stampeding through Downtown Miami, we found evidence of stabbings and shootings at another area establi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2011

    Club Nocturnal: Seven Shot, One Killed, Hundreds Stampede Out in Fear

    Brandon Marquis McGhee​About 3 a.m. this morning, after a beef at Nocturnal in downtown Miami, seven people were shot. So far, only one person has died, but it is the most gruesome attack at a Miami nightclub in years.According to police, the man killed was 26-year-old Brandon Marquis McGhee of No ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Luke's Gospel: Miami's inner-city parks need more police

    Brandon Marquis McGhee​About 3 a.m. this morning, after a beef at Nocturnal in downtown Miami, seven people were shot. So far, only one person has died, but it is the most gruesome attack at a Miami nightclub in years.According to police, the man killed was 26-year-old Brandon Marquis McGhee of No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Drive-By Shooting Outside Churchill's Pub Leaves One Dead, One Injured

    ​An early morning shooting outside of Little Haiti's iconic punk rock dive bar, Churchill's Pub, has left one person dead and another recovering from a gunshot wound in the hospital. The incident happened around 3:30 this morning, and so far police have released few details.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Cop Fired For Alleged Drunken ATV Joyride Also Involved in Raymond Herisse Killing

    Raymond Herisse was killed in an early-morning police shootout on Memorial Day.​In another astonishing chapter of staggering ineptitude surrounding the Miami Beach Police Department, the officer fired last week for running over a couple on the beach during an on-duty ATV joyride was one of the off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Raymond Herisse IDed as Man Shot By Police During Urban Beach Weekend; Over 100 Shots Fired By Police

    ​Twenty-two-year-old Raymond Herisse has been identified as the man shot and killed by police during an early morning Memorial Day weekend incident in the streets of Miami Beach, according to CBS4's Jim DeFede. Herisse had a long criminal history and had been arrested numerous times before in Palm ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Jose Seiglie, Miami PD's investigations chief, is biased in police shooting inquiry, activists say

    ​Twenty-two-year-old Raymond Herisse has been identified as the man shot and killed by police during an early morning Memorial Day weekend incident in the streets of Miami Beach, according to CBS4's Jim DeFede. Herisse had a long criminal history and had been arrested numerous times before in Palm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Miami PD Shoots And Kills Another Suspect in Little Haiti (Update)

    ​City of Miami police officers have shot and killed another suspect -- the seventh killed by MPD cops since last summer. The latest shooting happened last night around 11 p.m. at North Miami Avenue and 75th Street, police sources tell Riptide, and left another man in critical condition.Police are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Man Shot in Chest During Nail Salon Robbery

    ​Nail salon employee is not a job usually associated with danger, but a worker at the Nails 4 U salon on Biscayne Boulevard and 155th Street was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital last night for surgery after being shot in the chest on the job.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Police Searching for Ex-Boyfriend of Marisol Ramon, After Her Remains Were Found in Everglades

    via NBCMiami​Today's wrap up of the sins of South Florida is a doozy: remains found in the Everglades have been identified as Marisol Ramon and police are searching for her abusive ex-boyfriend, one person is dead after a crash on an I95 exit ramp, a man was shot at a Metrorail station, and a woma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Four-Year-Old Dies After Shooting Himself in Head

    ​In today's roundup of the travesties and tragedies of South Florida: A 4-year-old boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head, a police officer shoots and kills a man during a traffic stop, the search for a missing boater has turned into a homicide investigation, and a teen dies o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Pimp Allegedly Shot Miami Beach Resort Murder Victim After He Hired Prostitutes

    ​Police are remaining tight-lipped about the mysterious shooting this past Saturday at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa that involved a rancid odor and the evacuation of the prime minister of Belize, but racy details are emerging.CBS4's Jim DeFede reports the shooting victim was a t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Crazy Night At Miami Beach Hotel: Shooting, Hazmat Teams, And An Evacuated Prime Minister

    A real-life episode of Burn Notice essentially played out this weekend at a Miami Beach hotel, complete with a mysterious shooting death, a hastily evacuated foreign head of state, a deathly bad odor and a Hazmat team.It's not clear whether Bruce Campbell was involved -- but frankly, we're not ready ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Shower Posse, the gang holding Jamaica hostage, has bloody Miami roots

    A real-life episode of Burn Notice essentially played out this weekend at a Miami Beach hotel, complete with a mysterious shooting death, a hastily evacuated foreign head of state, a deathly bad odor and a Hazmat team.It's not clear whether Bruce Campbell was involved -- but frankly, we're not ready ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    A Miami Shower Posse Victim Calls for "Dudus" Coke's Head

    "Dudus" Coke, fugitive leader of the Jamaican gang that terrorized South Florida.​Elonia and David Reynolds fled crack-flooded Miami Gardens soon after the murder of their daughter. They were afraid-- but not of the drug dealers perched on every corner. It was their own rage that scared them, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    News Roundup: Miami Gardens Is Deadly

    A driver in Miami Gardens hit a 51-year-old woman, leaving her brain dead, and then fled the scene. Authorities and the family are asking for help tracking down the driver. [CBS4]A father of six early this morning was shot to death in a shower of gunfire outside his home in Miami Gardens. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    News Roundup: Heat Fall Below .500

    A Man was shot at MIA lounge last night multiple times, while the shooter sped off in a black Mercedes. [JustNews]The ACLU claims two Miami Beach cops harassed and falsely arrested a gay tourist after he saw the men beating another suspect in handcuffs. [Herald]A man in Stuart died after being attac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    One Dead, Two Wounded in Early-Morning South Beach Parking Garage Shooting

    Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time pol ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    Ex-Miami Beach cop Adam Tavss kills two, gets caught with drugs, and earns a nice payout

    Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    News Roundup: Your Barbecue Grill Is Not a Space Heater

    A family brought a charcoal grill inside to keep warm. They had to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. [JustNews]  A 9-year-old girl and her stepfather were found shot to death in their apartment. Police believe it could be a murder-suicide.  [FoxNews] Today's 36-degree temperature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    That 6-Year-Old Italian Boy Wasn't Miami's Only New Year's Shooting Victim

    Less than an hour after midnight New Year's Eve, a bullet fell from the sky and plunged into the chest of a 6-year-old Italian tourist hanging out in the Design District with his family. ​City leaders were horrified and immediately set about to help the victim: Miami's good image. OK, OK, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Murder Miami Style: One Officer Involved in Two Deadly Shootings in 4 Days

    Four days after being cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting an unarmed tourist, Miami Beach Police Officer Adam Tavss has been involved in another shooting death. The incident reports have not been made public because the fatal shootings are "still under investigation," police say. Facts though ha ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Silence and Death in Liberty City

    Two killed, 16 wounded, and no answers in Liberty City.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Miami Prosecutor Blames DeFede TV Investigation for Mass Shooting

    Just before 5 p.m. this past Sunday, a Chevy Monte Carlo rolled up before a squat, one-story house in Liberty City. Someone inside the car pulled out an AK-47 and opened fire on a group of young men in the front yard, wounding five. via CBS4Jim DeFedeThe drive-by was especially significant because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    The Jury is Out on Estefano's Alleged Shooter

    Just before 5 p.m. this past Sunday, a Chevy Monte Carlo rolled up before a squat, one-story house in Liberty City. Someone inside the car pulled out an AK-47 and opened fire on a group of young men in the front yard, wounding five. via CBS4Jim DeFedeThe drive-by was especially significant because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Rick Ross Speaks About Shooting at his Annual Be Out Day

    Just before 5 p.m. this past Sunday, a Chevy Monte Carlo rolled up before a squat, one-story house in Liberty City. Someone inside the car pulled out an AK-47 and opened fire on a group of young men in the front yard, wounding five. via CBS4Jim DeFedeThe drive-by was especially significant because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    New Lead in Estefano Shooting Case

    Just before 5 p.m. this past Sunday, a Chevy Monte Carlo rolled up before a squat, one-story house in Liberty City. Someone inside the car pulled out an AK-47 and opened fire on a group of young men in the front yard, wounding five. via CBS4Jim DeFedeThe drive-by was especially significant because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Shot in Florida Home

    Just before 5 p.m. this past Sunday, a Chevy Monte Carlo rolled up before a squat, one-story house in Liberty City. Someone inside the car pulled out an AK-47 and opened fire on a group of young men in the front yard, wounding five. via CBS4Jim DeFedeThe drive-by was especially significant because ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Death Do Us Part

    A murder-suicide left Hialeah Gardens in shock. There were warning signs.

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    The Calvo Case

    A recently released report suggests that investigators are trying to implicate Denise Calvo in the murder of her husband

  • News

    April 3, 2003

    Legal Indifference?

    Cournisha DeMonick's killing in North Miami recalls the slow pace of justice for Haitians

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Blood in the Streets

    The murderous violence that has recently gripped Opa-locka may have died along with its most infamous victim

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    The Fast Life and Near Death of Nica

    He was raised to be a soldier by the contras in Nicaragua. When he came to South Florida, he found his calling as a gang warlord.

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Hour Town

    Six months after its debut, the county's scheme to keep teens out of nighttime trouble gets mixed reviews

  • News

    February 15, 1996

    Justice Undone . . . Again

    Four years after their son was killed by an off-duty cop, Joe and Andrea Morello are denied their day in court

  • News

    February 9, 1995

    Love Hurts

    When it comes to crimes of passion, Hialeah is Dade's undisputed champ. Unfortunately, the competition never lets up.

  • News

    November 10, 1993

    The Further Adventures of Willy and Sal

    Being thrown in jail was supposed to bring down the curtain on Miami drug lords Willy Falc and Sal Magluta. But there was an encore: Death threats, clandestine cameras, illegal searches, and major security violations.

  • News

    July 22, 1992

    Justice Undone, Part 4

    Bjorn DiMaio and Anthony Vincent are going to jail for the murder of their friend Andrew Morello. Even though they didn't do it.

  • News

    May 27, 1992

    Calm, Cool, and Collecting

    Miami Beach Police Sgt. Dan Pinder was accidentally shot by another cop. Now he's trying to put the hurt on the city.

  • News

    April 22, 1992

    Justice Undone: Part 2

    The investigation into the killing of Andrew Morello is not closed. Yet.

  • News

    April 15, 1992

    The Kids

    The investigation into the killing of Andrew Morello is not closed. Yet.

  • News

    April 15, 1992

    Death of Andrew Morello

    The investigation into the killing of Andrew Morello is not closed. Yet.

  • News

    February 12, 1992

    Forbidden Fruit: Part 3

    A comatose Danny Donovan hits the jackpot, but there's still the question of who shot him

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