Community Crime Watch Handing Out Flyers To Help Solve Miami Gardens Murder
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Community Crime Watch members and Miami Gardens Police spent part of the afternoon handing out flyers in the neighborhood where a man was killed Monday night hoping to jog some memories and gather information that will lead to an arrest.
Members of the Crestview/Rolling Oaks Neighborhood Crime Watch and the Scott Lakes Crime Watch handed out about 500 flyers in the area of NW 22nd Avenue and NW 187th Street where the shooting happened Monday night just before 9 p.m.
Darin Williams, 27, was standing in front of a home holding his year old son in his arms when gunfire erupted.
"That little baby is gonna be raised without a father and had to be the victim of gun violence at the tender age of one years old," said Miami Gardens councilman Rodney Harris, who says he's known Williams since Williams was a little boy.
Williams, who was shot multiple times, was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center where he died. His son, who was shot in arm and hand, was also airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center.
Family friend Neema Taber said Williams was bringing his son over to see his mom and out of nowhere a car pulled up and those inside started shooting.
Police say four males with multiple firearms fled in a dark-colored Honda, either an Accord or a Civic, with tinted windows and a paper tag.
"We are very concerned about what happened. We want to support to support the family and we want the residents to be informed about how to report this or any other crime," said Crestview/Rolling Oaks Neighborhood Crime Watch member Bettye Cepeda.
Williams was known to a number of the people who handed out flyers Thursday afternoon. "Darin was a great young man. He was getting his life together and doing the things that he needed to do. He has just completed the fire department school for paramedics and he was looking forward to becoming a fireman in Dade County," said councilman Harris.
The office of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan has added $10,000 to the Crime Stoppers Reward, for a total of $13,000.
Anyone with information is urged to get in touch with Crime Stoppers.
Call them at (305) 471-TIPS (8477)
Visit www.CrimeStoppers305.com and select "Submit a Tip"
Visit www.facebook.com/crimestoppers305 - "Contact Us"
