NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man has been released from the hospital after, police said, he was injured during a road rage shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The shooting happened near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 103rd Street, at around 10 a.m., Thursday.
“I am lucky. God is good to me,” said David Beasley, the victim.
Beasley, 53, is now out of the hospital but still in a state of shock.
“I got shot here and here,” said Beasley.
Police said Beasley was shot in the back and grazed in the shoulder during his morning drive. He walked into a ticket office nearby and told them he had been shot.
“The ambulance came, the police came,” said Scott.
“[The victim said], ‘I got shot. Somebody shot me,'” said Scott Hidnert at the ticket office.
Hidnert said Beasley explained what happened.
“Someone allegedly ran a stop sign, and the two of them had words, and the guy was speeding, and the guy took out a gun and started shooting,” said Hidnert.
The victim’s black car could be seen with its rear window shattered.
“Hoping like, ‘Man, I hope this guy don’t start nothing,’ like just, ‘I hope he just let this go.’ Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam,” said Beasley.
According to police, the actual shooting happened in traffic about a mile and a half away, in the area of Northwest 119th Street and 10th Avenue.
“He was doing about 80 mph,” said Beasley.
A black Sedan was seen speeding past him, nearly hitting him.
“He swerved in both directions, he swerved like an S. Then, his car started spinning out. The thing is that he never hit anybody. He held that car pretty well,” said Beasley.
“I heard a screeching noise from way across the street right here,” said Charnet Eugene, a witness.
“We heard about three or four gunshots, ‘Boom, boom, boom,'” said a woman.
The woman said she ran over and found out the man who was shot was someone she knew.
“It’s horrible. I mean, this is a well-known neighborhood. Everyone knows this guy,” she said.
Beasley’s girlfriend, Damaris Garcia, said he often works as security at the ticket office, which is why he went there for help.
“He was shot previously about five times, so he’s a pretty strong individual. I’m pretty sure he’ll make it, and he’ll be OK,” said Garcia, “but I have no clue as to how bad it is. I have to go see him at the doctor.
Beasely said the man with the gun was driving a black BMW that looked like it had already been in a wreck.
Surveillance video from the area where the incident happened captured some of the encounter.
“The whole time all I wanted to do is get back to work, take care of my family and, you know, go about my business, and he was just escalating,” said Beasley.
Beasley said speeding was involved, and just when he thought the whole thing was over, the guy with the gun circled back and started shooting.
“I see him again down the street, a little bit further, and that’s when the shots rang out,” said Beasley.
The shooter remains at large.
“He needs to be caught, and he needs to be dealt with, because he don’t need no gun in his hand, and he don’t need to be driving,” said Beasley.
If you have any information on this shooting or the gunman’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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