{"id":414259,"date":"2026-09-30T01:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414259\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T01:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:06:23","slug":"man-accused-of-miami-shooting-says-he-was-defending-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414259\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of Miami shooting says he was defending himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man was arrested for shooting a person on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, the Miami Police Department said in an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n

A man was arrested in a Miami shooting on Sunday, telling officers that he \u201cdid it\u201d but was defending himself, according to police.<\/p>\n

Officers found a man shot in the leg shortly after 5 p.m. near Northwest 15th Avenue and 68th Street in Liberty City, Miami police said in an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n

Micah Lendale Tilley, 33, of Opa-locka, approached one of the officers and said, \u201cI did it,\u201d police said. \u201cThe shooting, I was defending myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Surveillance footage from the area showed the victim, who was not identified by authorities, exiting a blue Ford Fiesta with a gun in his hand, police said. As the victim crossed the street, Tilley started firing a handgun at him.<\/p>\n

Then Tilley retrieved a rifle from a Subaru during the gunfight and started firing it at the victim, police said. The victim ran, and Tilley followed while continuing to fire the rifle.<\/p>\n

Tilley was arrested on charges including attempted second-degree murder and criminal solicitation, police said. He was being held without bond Monday at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. His public defender didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n


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