MIAMI \u2014 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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The victim said Wilkerson was \u201clooking around, acting suspicious\u201d before telling him to fight another man, according to the report. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Detectives later obtained surveillance video that they say shows Wilkerson pulling out a gun and shooting at the victim as he fled.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
They said he made a confession that was redacted from the publicly released report.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as \u201cto be set.\u201d <\/p>\n
A motive for why Wilkerson fired the shots at the victim remains unclear at this time. <\/p>\n
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