A suspect accused of killing a father of six in Miami Gardens and who was allegedly involved in two more shootings in Florida has been arrested, police said.
Dennard Isaiah Barnes, 35, was arrested on Feb. 21 in Brevard County, online jail records showed.
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According to Miami Gardens Police, on Friday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 3500 block of Northwest 213th Street.
At the scene, they found the victim, 45-year-old Gabriel Floyd Hubbert, suffering from several gunshot wounds, and he was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Detectives said Barnes fled the area in a 2023 white Dodge Ram van.
During their investigation, detectives were told by officers in North Miami that a shooting had happened on Friday that involved the same van.
A day after the two fatal shootings in Miami-Dade, detectives from the Cocoa Police Department told Miami Gardens Police that they found the van and arrested Barnes for a shooting that happened in Brevard County on Friday.
Police said the shooting in Brevard County happened hours after the deadly shooting in Miami Gardens and the City of North Miami.
Barnes was known by all the victims involved in the shootings, police said.
He is currently being held on no bond in Brevard County on charges in connection with the homicides in Miami-Dade.