One man was killed and another was being questioned after an argument escalated into a shootout inside a Walmart in southwest Miami-Dade Wednesday, officials said.
The shooting happened inside the store at 21151 South Dixie Highway in Goulds, where footage showed more than a dozen Miami-Dade Police cruisers outside.
Miami-Dade Police officials said the incident began when two men got into an argument in the store. The fight escalated until there was an exchange of gunfire.
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One of the men was wounded in the shooting and was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
The other man was detained at the scene, police said. Investigators say they recovered the gun used in the shooting.
Family members identified 19-year-old Noah Perez as the man who was shot and killed.
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“That was my godson, and I just got the news right now that they shot him and killed him,” said Perez’s godfather, Daryl Collins.
Perez’s family said he had gone into the Walmart with his aunt and two-year-old son.
“He was just beginning his life,” said a family member, who asked not to be identified for their safety. “… I just pray that these kids put the guns down.”
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