MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A suspect has been arrested after a man was shot in the back of the head Friday outside the Sandbar sports bar in Miami Beach, authorities confirmed.
According to an arrest report obtained Monday by Local 10 News, Quayshawn Akeem West, 41, of Miami Beach, was arrested Friday on a second-degree murder charge.
Miami Beach police said the shooting was reported shortly before 5 a.m. Friday outside the Sandbar sports bar, located at 6752 Collins Ave.
The victim was transported by fire rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, but he died later in the day from his injuries, police said.
According to the arrest report, witnesses provided a description of the suspect to officers and told them that the victim and suspect had gotten into a physical altercation inside the sports bar and were told to leave.
“In an effort to de-escalate the situation, bar employees told the subject to go to the rear of the bar, which is an enclosed patio area,” the report stated. “The victim was advised to leave out the front door. Both parties complied with these requests.”
Witnesses told police they heard the sound of gunshots minutes later and then saw the victim lying on the ground, bleeding from the head.
According to the report, witnesses said the only person in the patio area at the time of the shooting was the suspect.
Police said surveillance video captured the fight inside Sandbar and also shows the victim entering the back patio area from a door in the alley.
“A gun shot is heard, and the victim is then seen running back toward the patio door,” the report stated. “As the victim reaches the door, the subject is seen chasing the victim. The subject is seen shooting the victim in the back of the head. The victim immediately falls to the ground, lying lifeless in the alley.”
Police said West fled the scene after the shooting, but was arrested a short time later.
As of Monday morning, West was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond.
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