Shooting in South Beach leaves one man dead, one in custody, police say
UPDATE: Read update on the shooting.
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A stretch of Ocean Drive in Miami Beach was closed off Tuesday night after a shooting left one man dead, police said.
A family member identified the victim on social media Wednesday morning as 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield and said he was dining with his wife and child.
The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Ocean Drive in South Beach.
Shortly after the shooting, Miami Beach police said officers had located a wounded man and a “possible subject has been detained.”
“The person we believe to be the subject has been detained. And we did locate a firearm,” said Ernesto Rodriguez, Miami Beach police spokesman, Tuesday night.
Police said that the victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died.
No information on what led to the shooting was released Tuesday night.
Miami Herald news partner CBS4 reported that the victim was eating dinner outside at La Cerveceria de Barrio.
WSVN 7 reporter Sheldon Fox shared a video Tuesday that he said showed the suspect dancing after shooting the victim.
“Detectives remain on scene investigating the events that transpired,” police said.
This story was originally published August 24, 2021 at 9:42 PM with the headline "Shooting in South Beach leaves one man dead, one in custody, police say."
