FLORIDA CITY, FLA. (WSVN) – – Newly released cellphone video shows the moments leading up to a fatal shooting inside a motel in Florida City.<\/p>\n
The shooting took place inside the Belmont Inn and Suites in the 500 block of Northeast First Avenue last January.<\/p>\n
Twenty-one-year-old Jefferey Dabdoub was in an argument with 36-year-old Eric Fraga, and was seen pointing a gun at Fraga.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just said, get the [expletive] out of my room, get the [expletive] out of my room,\u201d said Dabdoub. \u201cCall the police, bro, call the police.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video came from a woman inside the room who begged the two men to stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m this close to [expletive] popping you, bro,\u201d said Dabdoub. \u201cBro, you got three seconds. Three, two\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Video from the hallway shows Fraga leaving the room, later returning, and shaking hands with Dabdoub.<\/p>\n
Investigators said that Dabdoub then shot twice and killed Fraga in front of his mother, with motel guests witnessing the shooting.<\/p>\n
Moments later, cameras show a man pacing around the hallway while holding a gun.<\/p>\n
An officer who arrived at the scene placed the alleged shooter in handcuffs while they waited for paramedics.<\/p>\n
Video shows paramedics attempting to keep Fraga alive, but he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n
According to the arrest report, Dabdoub admitted to pulling the trigger, offered a self-serving statement, and was initially released.<\/p>\n
However, after an investigation, detectives determined that his account of events did not match the evidence.<\/p>\n
Two weeks later, Dabdoub checked into the Miami-Dade County jail and was charged with murder.<\/p>\n
He currently remains in jail, and his trial is set for next month.<\/p>\n
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