Miami

Elderly Man Fatally Shoots 2 Restaurant Employees Then Himself

Two women were killed when an 84-year-old man opened fire inside a popular South Florida restaurant Saturday afternoon, police say.

The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the Latin Café located at 7360 Coral Way in Miami. According to police, the victims, who were identified as Yenat Guardado, 38, and Madlin Guardado, 39, were working at the restaurant, when a gunman entered the restaurant.

Police said the gunman, Jose Reina, approached the victims and began shooting, striking them both. Madlin was killed on the scene. Yenat was airlifted to the hospital, where she later died.

According to police, the Reina fled the scene in a green Jeep Cherokee. Police eventually caught up to him at about 3:30 in the afternoon. They found Reina dead inside his car at Bird Road and SW 112th Avenue from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police continue to investigate this incident.

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