Crime

Boy shot in Liberty City while riding his bike with friends has died, police say

Nalton Johnson Jr.
Nalton Johnson Jr. Miami-Dade Police Department

Nalton Johnson Jr., who was shot Friday night while riding his bike with friends in Liberty City, died at 8:06 Monday morning, Miami-Dade police announced.

He was 16 years old.

Miami-Dade police are still looking for information on what happened around 10:25 p.m. Friday at Northwest 64th Street and 20th Avenue, near the Lincoln Fields Apartments.

Anyone who knows anything can contact Miami-Dade police’s homicide bureau at 305-471-2400; Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 (TIPS) or 866-471-8477; go to the Crime Stoppers website; or the Crime Stoppers Facebook page.

This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 3:03 PM.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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