MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Cellphone footage released by police on Thursday captured a new view of shots fired at a Publix in Miramar after an argument broke out between two drivers.
According to Miramar Police, the incident happened on Friday, just before 7 p.m., at the Publix on Miramar Parkway and Palm Avenue.
Calls to 911 came in moments after one shot was fired.
“There are men at the entrance of the Publix, and one of them has a weapon and just shot,” said a caller.
The police report states two men got into an altercation shortly after they pulled into the parking lot. The dispute, police said, started over a silver 2004 Mercury Marauder blocking the path in front of the store.
As the victim told the men in the car to move, he attempted to go around them. The police report states the men “got into a yelling match until the passenger of the other vehicle threw some unknown liquid.”
The victim later called 911.
“We got into an argument. The one guy gets out, and the other guy gets out, hits my car, and I’m like, ‘Don’t hit my car again,’ and he threw something at me. I get out,” he said.
“The victim exits his vehicle, and there’s a confrontation with these two suspects,” said Miramar Police spokesperson Tania Ordaz.
That’s when, investigators said, the victim was hit in the face, and the verbal argument escalated into a fight.
“They shoved the gun right into my face and into my nose and my eyes,” the victim told a 911 dispatcher, “and then when I dropped the guy with the dreads to the ground, the other guy put the gun at my head and fired above my left ear.”
The cellphone footage showed the third man, seen wearing a white shirt and a yellow cap, pulling out a gun and firing a shot directly over the men’s head.
That shot missed the victim, but it was a close call for anyone nearby.
“Some people started arguing, and they draw a gun,” said a 911 caller.
“Uh, yeah, there’s a shooting outside of Publix. I’m on Palm Avenue and Miramar Parkway,” said another caller.
“OK, stay on the line with me, we have help on the way,” said the dispatcher.
Moments after firing the shot, the man in the yellow cap and his friend took off together in the silver Mercury.
There were no injuries reported.
The victim was identified as 40-year-old Jose Ferreiro.
The gunman and the other man are wanted for battery and assault. Now police hope someone recognizes the men in the video.
If you have any information on this incident or the subjects’ whereabouts, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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