The wife of a man who was shot during a rally celebrating Colombia’s team in the Copa America final wants justice. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports
An arrest has been made after a shooting in Dania Beach left one man hurt near a soccer rally on Saturday night.
Police have identified the gunman as Luis Francisco Morales Crespo, who is charged with attempted murder
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WATCH HEREThe shooting happened around 10:30 Saturday night, BSO deputies said. This was notably near where thousands of soccer fans were gathered.
The wife of the man who was hurt told NBC6 they were part of a rally in support of Colombia at the time, but police said the shooting was not connected to the rally.
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“I hope justice is done, I hope they catch him and he pays for what he did," said Angie Garzon, Jonathan Amaris' wife.
She said her husband was shot in the face and fell to the ground.
“This person knew what he was doing, you can see on the videos that he shoots him directly in the face," she said. "When I turned to see my husband on the floor with blood coming out everywhere, it was horrible. He just told me to look at his teeth on the ground and that he felt a bullet in his neck."
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Video shows the suspected shooter speeding off in this silver car right after the shots rang out.
Garzon believes the suspect fired because he was frustrated he couldn’t drive through the crowd.
“There is no reason or motive to try against the life of a person who is not doing anything, we have a family, it almost destroyed our family," Garzon said.
Her husband is in intensive care with injuries to his teeth and tongue. He's expected to recover.
“I have two daughters, a little girl who is waiting for her father at home and I almost had to go home alone," she said. "I just ask police to do justice, to make him pay for what she did."
Crespo is being held with no bond.
