Miami-Dade County

Florida City Walmart argument turns deadly: What we know about the shooting

Police have identified the man who was killed and are looking for four people who were involved

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Chaos erupted inside a Walmart in Florida City Wednesday afternoon after an altercation led to a shooting that left one man dead and injured several others.

Here's what we know about the deadly shooting.

Argument turns violent

Miami-Dade Police responded to the shooting at the supercenter at 33501 S. Dixie Highway just before 3 p.m., where they discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

Investigators said two groups got into an altercation, during which someone pulled out a gun and started shooting.

One of the victims, who was part of the fight, was shot and later died from his injuries.

One was killed, several were injured

Police identified 23-year-old Nathaniel Baez as the man who was killed.

Another man — a bystander — was struck by a stray bullet. He was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury to a lower extremity, police said. His identity wasn't released.

A woman who suffered a head injury while running away also showed up at a local hospital for treatment and was in stable condition, officials said. Additionally, five people who suffered minor cuts and scrapes while running from the gunfire were treated outside the store and released.

Three suspects arrested in incident

Miami-Dade Police said two groups of three men were involved in the fight, and officers initially detained one person. Footage showed a man in handcuffs being placed in the back of a Florida City Police car.

Three suspects were eventually arrested and charged in the incident, according to an arrest report and jail records. The alleged gunman, 25-year-old Steve Lestin, was charged with second-degree murder and attempted felony murder, the arrest report said.

Roberto Dionandre Acevedo, 20, and Jimari Castin Hodge, 21, were arrested on battery charges in the incident, records showed.

Steve Lestin, Roberto Dionandre Acevedo, Jimari Castin Hodge
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Steve Lestin, Roberto Dionandre Acevedo, Jimari Castin Hodge

Police said they are reviewing surveillance footage and need the public's help to investigate the incident.

"It's so important that anybody who saw something, heard something, no matter how small you think this information is, let us know," Miami-Dade Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said.

Video shows the moments after a shooting inside a Florida City Walmart that left one person dead and others injured.
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