SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Miami-Dade Police Department has identified the gunman involved in a murder-suicide that occurred in Southwest Miami-Dade.
According to investigators, the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Friday, at an ATM located at Southwest 152nd Avenue and Bird Road when an on-duty uniformed MDPD sergeant form the Kendall District heard gunshots while driving nearby. The sergeant arrived at the scene and found two adults and a child deceased.
Family members identified the victims as 43-year-old Odalys Maria Bancroft and her 4-year-old son, Theodore Cuoto in an interview with 7News on Saturday.
The shooter has been identified as Michael Andres Pineda Lozano, 41, who was Bancroft’s ex-boyfriend. The investigation revealed that Bancroft was in a drive-thru of a bank when Lozano approached in a silver SUV, opened fire on the minivan and then turned the gun on himself.
MDPD officials are continuing their investigation into this incident.
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