Man on scooter shoots couple near Miami school

MIAMI – A 24-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after shooting at a man who was getting into a car near an elementary school in Miami, authorities said.

According to an arrest report, the incident happened around 5:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of Northwest Second Avenue, near Centner Academy Elementary School.

Miami City Police said the victim and his girlfriend were getting into their car, which was parked on the east side of Northwest Second Avenue when a scooter passed nearby.

The man told police he shouted to the people on the scooter: “What’s your problem! »

Police said the scooter then stopped and the driver and passenger got off.

According to the report, the victim told officers the passenger told him, “We didn’t do anything to you!” and the driver, later identified as Evan Andrew Flores, pulled out a gun and pointed it at the victim's face.

“What’s up now, nigga.” What's new now? Flores told the victim, according to the report.

Police said the victim initially thought the gun was fake and turned around to go back to his car.

But the victim said he then heard the sound of a gunshot followed by three more shots in a row.

According to the report, the victim then ran towards his girlfriend and ducked her head to avoid the gunshots.

The victim told police the scooter passenger seemed just as surprised as he was when the shots were fired, then fled the scene.

The passenger was later found and corroborated the victim's account of the shooting, authorities said.

Flores was arrested for attempted murder, exhibition of a firearm during the commission of a felony, exhibition of a firearm on school property and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Flores was being held without bail at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.