MIAMI — A 29-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he opened fire on another man in downtown Miami this past weekend.
According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, Dontae Equain Wilkerson is accused in a shooting that occurred around 3:50 p.m. Sunday near the 200 block of Southeast Second Avenue.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire said they recovered three 9 mm shell casings and spoke with witnesses who said a man fired multiple shots at a victim, who ran from the scene and was not immediately located.
The next day, investigators said the victim went to a police station and told detectives he had just left La Granja, located at 127 SE Second Ave., when he encountered his former roommate and two others, including Wilkerson.
The victim said Wilkerson was “looking around, acting suspicious” before telling him to fight another man, according to the report.
Police said as the group walked along Southeast Second Street, the victim told detectives Wilkerson pulled a gun from his waistband. The victim also told them that he turned and ran, hearing several gunshots behind him, the report states.
Detectives later obtained surveillance video that they say shows Wilkerson pulling out a gun and shooting at the victim as he fled.
A witness also told investigators he saw three men arguing and heard one threaten to stab the victim before Wilkerson allegedly fired about three shots, according to the report.
Police said Wilkerson, who lives a few blocks from the shooting scene, turned himself in Wednesday and was read his Miranda rights before requesting an attorney.
They said he made a confession that was redacted from the publicly released report.
Jail records show Wilkerson is charged with attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, illegal use or display of a firearm during a felony, and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place.
As of Thursday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”
A motive for why Wilkerson fired the shots at the victim remains unclear at this time.
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