MIAMI — Two men were arrested on Monday after investigators say a robbery in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood escalated into a shooting attempt during a struggle over a gun earlier this month.
Miami police said 28-year-old Santana Clark and Santos Gaiter were arrested Monday by the Miami Police Department in connection with the crimes.
According to investigators, the victim told police he was driving a golf cart near Northwest 12th Street and Northwest First Place around 5:30 a.m. om April 6 when a black Honda Accord began following him, honking its horn, and attempted to cut him off.
When he arrived home, police said Gaiter exited the rear seat of the vehicle, pointed a handgun at him and demanded money. They said Gaiter also demanded the victim’s gold chain.
When the victim said the chain was not real, a struggle broke out over the weapon, according to the report.
During the fight, investigators said the victim bit Gaiter’s forearm and held his wrist away from his face.
They said Gaiter then fired a shot toward the victim’s head, but the victim was able to push the gun away while holding the slide, preventing himself from being struck. Investigators said Gaiter threatened to kill the victim during the robbery before taking his phone and bags from the golf cart and fleeing.
The report states that a second victim told police that she heard a gunshot and the victim calling for help. When she approached the area, investigators said Gaiter confronted her and demanded, “Let me get that, girl, give me the bike,” according to the report.
Police said he then took her bicycle and fled the scene.
A witness reported hearing the gunshot and saw the struggle before observing Gaiter run toward the second victim, according to the report.
Police said surveillance video with audio captured the incident and showed the Clark’s vehicle nearby with its door open as the struggle unfolded. They said the vehicle later left the area but returned multiple times, appearing to canvass the scene.
A ShotSpotter alert recorded one gunshot around 5:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Northwest Ninth Street, police said.
They said MPD’s Real Time Crime Center footage showed Clark’s vehicle following the victim before the robbery and Gaiter briefly sitting outside the vehicle and changing pants. Police also said the pair were seen together inside a store shortly before the incident.
According to the report, the vehicle was later identified as a black Honda Civic. A search warrant executed on April 14 recovered identifying documents belonging to Clark, including a driver’s license, credit cards and traffic citations.
Police said Clark was also stopped in the same vehicle on April 6 and cited.
After being read his Miranda rights, investigators said Clark admitted he was driving the vehicle at the time of the robbery and said he was giving Gaiter a ride before they got into an argument.
He declined to identify Gaither as a suspect when being questioned by detectives, according to the report.
Jail records show Clark and Gaither are facing one count each of armed robbery with a firearm and attempted felony murder with a firearm, while Gaither is facing one additional charge of tampering with evidence.
As of Tuesday, Clark was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”
Records obtained by Local 10 show that Gaiter was arrested on Tuesday morning. His mugshot and bond information weren’t immediately available.
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