Quarrel between friends ends in deadly shooting outside a Miami restaurant: cops
An argument between two friends early Saturday morning ended with one of the men fatally shooting the other in the parking lot of a popular restaurant in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, police say.
Witnesses told police that both men, who had been friends for years, had been drinking together earlier, but had a heated argument outside the popular bar, restaurant and lounge, located at 920 NW Second Ave., around 3 a.m.
One of the witnesses told police he was hanging out with some women next to his apartment building when he saw the victim, whose nickname is “White Boy,” standing outside. Asked what he was doing, “White Boy” replied that he was waiting for “Red,” the nickname of the alleged shooter, 40-year-old Carlton Ziv Davis, police said.
He then walked to the Red Rooster parking lot, where Davis was, and the two men began to argue, according to Davis’ arrest report.
The argument turned into a fight, and the witness told police that the victim tried to punch Davis, but missed, according to the report. The victim again approached Davis, then Davis pulled out a gun and shot him in the abdomen, police said.
According to the report, the witness said Davis said to his friend, “It didn’t have to end this way.”
The witness applied pressure to the victim’s wound, while another man held his hand, according to the report.
Davis was at the scene when officers arrived and was arrested. Officers saw a Glock 19 9 mm handgun on the ground.
Miami Fire Rescue Paramedics took the victim, who has not been named as of Monday, to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died from the gunshot, according to the arrest report.
Police said in their report that Davis appeared intoxicated when they arrived, and the victim was not armed when he was shot.
As of Monday night, Davis was being held without bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on an a second-degree murder charge. Information about his legal representation was not immediately available.
This story was originally published April 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM.
