Tourist fatally shot while protecting his baby in Florida restaurant

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A gunman fatally changeable a tourer eating meal with his household astatine a Miami Beach edifice arsenic the antheral protected his 1-year-old son, constabulary and a household subordinate said.

Tamarius Blair David Jr., 22, of Norcross, Georgia, told investigators helium changeable Dustin Wakefield, 21, connected Tuesday nighttime due to the fact that helium “was precocious connected mushrooms, which made him consciousness empowered,” according to his apprehension report.

David allegedly told constabulary helium entered La Cerveceria edifice conscionable earlier 6:30 p.m. and randomly decided to sprout Wakefield, who was connected abrogation from Castlerock, Colorado.

Mike Wakefield, the victim's uncle, t old the Miami Herald that Dustin Wakefield died protecting his young son.

“This feline came successful with a weapon waving it, saying it’s clip to die. He pointed the weapon astatine his lad and Dustin said, ‘He’s lone a boy,’” said Mike Wakefield, who was not successful South Beach but heard the relationship from his family. “Dustin stood up betwixt the gunman and the babe and helium changeable him. He changeable him aggregate times connected the ground.”

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He said of his nephew, who worked successful construction, “He was the kindest kid. He loved his family. He loved being a dad."

David ran from the edifice and was captured arsenic helium ran down an alley. Cellphone video obtained by the Herald shows David lying spread-eagle connected his backmost and smiling arsenic 3 officers attack with their guns pointed towards him yelling commands, informing him that if helium touches his weapon helium volition beryllium shot.

David past rolled onto his broadside into a fetal position, earlier again rolling onto his backmost arsenic officers approached. David screamed “I give, I give, I give” arsenic officers flip him onto his tummy and handcuff him. The video shows a achromatic handgun lying astir 10 feet (three meters) away.

David is charged with execution and was being held without enslaved Wednesday astatine the Miami-Dade County Jail. Jail records bash not bespeak if helium has an attorney.

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