HIALEAH, Fla. \u2014 A suspect has been arrested following two Miami-Dade County motel shootings that led to the death of a man, although so far he is only officially linked to one of the shootings, authorities said.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest warrant, the first shooting was reported just before 5 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2023, at the Hialeah Airport Motel, located at 131 W. Fifth St.<\/p>\n
Hialeah police said officers found the victim, Rudy Quesada, 38, inside of Room 209, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n
Hialeah Fire Rescue personnel transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital\u2019s Ryder Trauma Center, where he underwent surgery and survived his injuries.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, surveillance video shows Jean Felix Fuentes-Gonzalez, now 39, wearing a green skully cap, a black long-sleeved sweater and gloves, and carrying what appeared to be a can of pepper spray, entering the motel room without knocking.<\/p>\n
Police said the victim claimed that the suspect, who he did not know, pointed two black revolvers at him and demanded money.<\/p>\n
He said a physical altercation ensued, during which time the suspect shot him multiple times.<\/p>\n
Police said the victim\u2019s girlfriend, Katherine Melony Lopez, arrived to the motel shortly after the victim was shot.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, police were initially able to locate the stolen vehicle that the suspect fled in, but the suspect remained at large.<\/p>\n
Months later, on Feb. 2, 2024, Quesada was gunned down at the Ernesto Motel, located at 4001 W. Flagler St. in Miami, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Police said Lopez was inside the motel room at the time of his killing.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, on June 24, 2025, deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that they believed was involved in a narcotics sale and found Fuentes-Gonzalez in the vehicle, along with Lopez and another person as they were consuming suspected cocaine. All three were arrested.<\/p>\n
The warrant states that deputies located a brown bookbag in the backseat of the vehicle that had a gun, which matched the casings from the Miami murder scene.<\/p>\n
Police said detectives later discovered that Fuentes-Gonzalez had been arrested by Miami police about three weeks after the Hialeah shooting in connection with a vehicle theft and noted that he was wearing a long, black straight-haired wig, which concealed his face.<\/p>\n
Police said the wig was distinctively similar to the long black hair of the Hialeah shooter and the hoodie worn by Fuentes-Gonzalez appeared to be the same hoodie worn by the Hialeah gunman.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, detectives learned that Lopez had been in a \u201cromantic relationship\u201d with Fuentes-Gonzalez \u201cbefore, during and after the Hialeah shooting, and the murder.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Lopez also claimed to be in a relationship with the victim during the Hialeah shooting and at the time of his murder,\u201d the warrant stated.<\/p>\n
Fuentes-Gonzalez was arrested Thursday on charges of attempted first-degree murder, grand theft of a vehicle, possession of burglary tools and loitering and prowling.<\/p>\n
While he has been charged in connection with the Hialeah shooting, it\u2019s unclear whether he will be charged in connection with the victim\u2019s killing in Miami.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also unclear whether Lopez had any involvement in either case. <\/p>\n
As of Friday morning, Fuentes-Gonzalez was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond. Online jail records show he also has an immigration hold. <\/p>\n
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