Friends raise money to offer reward for arrest in Wynwood killing

Thomas Quass, 41, gunned down Saturday morning

MIAMI – Friends of a 41-year-old man who was gunned down after leaving a nightclub in Wynwood over the weekend are raising money to offer an award for the arrest of the gunman.

Miami police said Thomas Quass was fatally shot early Saturday morning on Northwest 26th Street near North Miami Avenue.

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Police said Quass and his girlfriend left a Wynwood nightclub and were walking to his car about 1:15 a.m. when a man approached them and had a confrontation with Quass. That man shot Quass and got away in a waiting gray 2013-2015 Hyundai Veloster.

On the "Justice 4 Tom" GoFundMe page, friends described Quass as someone with a "wicked sense of human and an all-around great guy."

Friends hope to raise $10,000 in reward money for information that leads police to the shooter.

Police described the shooter as a 5 feet 10 inches tall man, who is about 170 pounds. He wore a black and gray shirt, black pants and a black hat at the time of the shooting. Witnesses were unable to provide a description of the getaway driver.

Police said a motive for the shooting is unclear, and they believe it was a random act.

Quass' family said he was an organ donor, and at least 100 people's lives are expected to be saved, thanks to Quass.

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