Three men are charged in 17-year-old’s murder nearly two years after shooting, cops say
Gabriela Aldana was killed in a parking lot drive-by shooting almost two years ago. Now, Miami-Dade police say they caught the men involved in killing her.
On Tuesday, police said that they have arrested and charged Carlos Paterson-Torres, 29; Randy Rodriguez-Fernandez, 21; and Yondeivis Wongden-Hernandez, 26.
Wongden-Hernandez was charged with attempted first-degree and second-degree murder. Paterson-Torres and Rodriguez-Fernandez were charged with accessory, arrest warrants show.
The May 2019 drive-by shooting happened at about 2 a.m. in the parking lot of a Hookah Palace near Coral Way and Southwest 118th Avenue.
A car approached Aldana and the people inside opened fire, police reports said. She was shot in the head.
Aldana was taken to Kendall Regional Hospital, where she died, police said.
The Aldana family released a statement Wednesday thanking the Miami-Dade Police Department for the arrests made.
“We are very grateful to the investigators, for working tirelessly and never giving up on our daughter’s case,” the family said. “We thank the community for always giving us support with words of encouragement and prayers. We will allow the justice system to take its course and we hope these individuals receive the maximum weight of the law.”
This story was originally published March 30, 2021 at 8:11 PM.
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