Man who tried to flee to Cuba after Hialeah shooting jailed without bond
A man who is accused of shooting another man outside a Hialeah cafeteria — and was arrested after trying to flee on a flight to Cuba — will be held without bond, a judge said Wednesday morning.
Dainel Angel Odio-Surarez, 36, has been in the Metro West Detention Center since his arrest Sunday at Miami International Airport. Odio-Surarez, who sat quietly in an orange jail jumpsuit as an interpreter translated the proceeding into Spanish, got into an argument that escalated to gunfire outside La Lunita cafeteria, 2200 W. Eighth Ct. in Hialeah, police said.
Before the Sunday morning shooting, Odio-Surarez chased the other man around his black Mercedes-Benz SUV, shooting him in the left thigh and breaking his femur bone, according to police. He was also shot in his left calf and in his right leg. He’s expected to survive.
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Odio-Surarez drove away in his Mercedes, and detectives located the car at MIA. Odio-Surarez had boarded an American Airlines flight to Havana, according to police.
The plane was taxiing to the runway, when the pilot returned the plane to the gate, where Hialeah police detectives arrested Odio-Surarez, according to his arrest report. When interviewed, Odio-Surarez confessed to shooting the man, whom police have not publicly identified.
After the hearing ended, Odio-Surarez shook his attorney’s hand. Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ariel Rodriguez said Odio-Surarez’s bond status will be revisited at a hearing on Jan. 26.
Miami Herald staff writer David Goodhue contributed to this report
This story was originally published January 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM.
