NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 24-year-old Aventura woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a man critically injured in a North Miami Beach apartment parking garage that occurred over a month ago, according to an arrest report.
Jail records show Laura Tavarez Ramirez is facing a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm or deadly weapon in the case, which unfolded at 16395 Biscayne Boulevard.
According to the report, a 35-year-old man was shot in the parking garage on the eighth floor of the building and was later transported to Aventura Hospital with a gunshot wound to his lower back on March 15.
Police said the victim told dispatchers during a 911 call, “Laura shot me,” as he reported being attacked inside the garage.
Investigators said he was found with a gun at the scene, and officers recovered multiple shell casings, including 9mm and .5.7 caliber rounds, as well as a second handgun in a nearby area of the garage ramp.
The report states that surveillance video showed the victim arriving at the building shortly after 3 a.m. and entering the lobby before meeting a woman later identified as Tavarez Ramirez.
Police said the two were seen entering an elevator together and later appearing on upper floors before going to the eighth-floor parking garage.
They said surveillance video shows the woman walking behind the victim before both moved out of camera view.
Seconds later, the woman was seen running from the area and taking a ramp toward another floor before leaving in an elevator. A black Range Rover was later seen leaving the location, according to the report.
Investigators said access records for the building’s elevator system showed the woman used a key fob registered to Tavarez Ramirez, who also resides in the building’s penthouse unit.
A search of the apartment linked to Tavarez Ramirez turned up a live 9mm round, an empty ammunition box, and a firearm box matching a weapon recovered at the scene, according to the report.
The report also notes that the victim, while being treated at the hospital, told investigators he had been with a woman named “Laura” and later identified her from surveillance images.
At the time of the incident, police said the victim was in possession of a bag containing three Cuban link gold chains, each valued at approximately $100,000, as well as multiple diamond watches collectively valued at approximately $85,000.
While the report states the victim believed the suspect was attempting to rob him, police have not released a motive for the shooting.
Jail records show Tavarez Ramriez is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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