MIAMI \u2014 What was supposed to be a nice Christmas Day brunch turned into gunfire when Miami police say a mother shot her son outside a popular Overtown restaurant.<\/p>\n
It happened around 3 p.m. at Red Rooster, located at 920 NW Second Ave. <\/p>\n
Investigators identified the suspect as Roseita Lavette Smith, 50, of Fort Lauderdale. <\/p>\n
Officers responded to the shooting call and found a man lying on the ground, bleeding from a gunshot wound to his left thigh. <\/p>\n
Miami Fire Rescue provided aid before transporting the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, the victim later told detectives that he had arrived at the restaurant earlier in the afternoon with Smith for brunch. <\/p>\n
While inside, police said Smith became upset, accusing her son of acting \u201cdisrespectful\u201d toward her and other family members, according to the report. <\/p>\n
The argument continued outside in the restaurant\u2019s parking lot, where police said both entered Smith\u2019s vehicle and the dispute escalated. <\/p>\n
They said the victim exited the vehicle, followed by Smith, who then fired a single shot, striking him in the thigh.<\/p>\n
The report states that Smith fled the scene but was later located and taken into custody by the Miami Police Department\u2019s Domestic Violence Felony Apprehension Team.<\/p>\n
In her statement to police, Smith claimed she acted in self-defense, saying her son threatened to assault her after he refused to leave her vehicle. She told detectives that she feared for her safety based on his past behavior.<\/p>\n
The victim later identified Smith as the shooter in a statement at the hospital. <\/p>\n
Jail records show she is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. <\/p>\n
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