MIAMI (WSVN) – A confrontation in downtown Miami escalated into gunfire when a man pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at a fleeing victim, police said.<\/p>\n
Dontae Wilkerson, 29, turned himself in to police days after the April 19 shooting and faces charges including attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and unlawful discharge of a firearm in public, according to a Miami police arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 3:50 p.m. near Southeast Second Avenue and recovered multiple 9mm shell casings at the scene, investigators said. <\/p>\n
Witnesses told police they saw a man pull out a gun and fire several times toward another man, who ran away.<\/p>\n
The victim went to a police station the following day and provided a sworn, recorded statement to detectives. <\/p>\n
He said he had just left La Granja restaurant on Southeast Second Avenue when he was flagged down by his former roommate and another man.<\/p>\n
According to the affidavit, the victim believed the men were trying to lure him to follow them.<\/p>\n
As they walked westbound along Southeast Second Street, the victim said he noticed Wilkerson acting suspiciously.<\/p>\n
Wilkerson then allegedly told him he wanted him to fight the other man.<\/p>\n
The group stopped near 120 Southeast Second Street and began discussing the fight, the report states. <\/p>\n
The victim told detectives he then saw Wilkerson pull a black handgun from his waistband. <\/p>\n
He said he immediately turned and ran eastbound as multiple shots were fired in his direction.<\/p>\n
The victim later identified Wilkerson as the shooter and told investigators the second man helped set him up, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
Detectives obtained surveillance video from a nearby property that they said shows the group walking together before Wilkerson pulls out a firearm and begins shooting as the victim runs away.<\/p>\n
Wilkerson surrendered to police on April 22 and was taken into custody. The investigation remains ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n
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