MIAMI – A man accused of pistol-whipping and fatally capturing a lady in Miami around the weekend has been arrested.
Michael Williams, 46, has been billed with first degree murder and armed battery.
On Sunday, police had been sent to the area of NW 14th Avenue and 58th Terrace right after getting reviews of a capturing. When they arrived they found the physique of a girl who experienced been shot in the head.
“That will make me unhappy. Effectively, I question there be much more protection in this place to stop these incidents from happening yet again in the long run,” said Victor Cortez who lives in the neighborhood.
According to a witness, the lady was sitting down in the driver’s seat of a Toyota Tacoma immediately after a verbal fight with a gentleman, who law enforcement afterwards determined as Williams.
The witness advised law enforcement, Williams then walked up to the driver’s aspect and began to hit the female in the face with an object.
The lady experimented with to defend herself and knocked the gun from his hand.
According to the law enforcement, the witness then attempted to intervene but backed off when they recognized the object applied to strike the lady was a gun, which Williams then picked up.
Williams then reportedly opened the driver’s side door and struck the female on her confront and head. She tried out to get absent by receiving out by way of the passenger side doorway, but the witness claimed Williams followed her by way of the vehicle although continuing to attack her.
Once they ended up the two exterior the truck, the witness informed police that Williams shot the girl in the head. He then fled on an electric powered bicycle.
On Tuesday, police tracked down Williams and took him into custody at his apartment on NE Miami Courtroom.
Law enforcement explained Williams has an substantial prison historical past, which includes 8 felony convictions.
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