An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting of a homeless man in Hialeah last week, officials said.
Mohammed Rajaie Ali was taken into custody on Friday with the assistance of the Miramar Police Department, Hialeah Police officials said.
Ali, 27, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the July 12 shooting of 58-year-old Adalberto Wagner Garrido, police said.
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According to police, Ali was the man seen on surveillance video getting out of his car in the area of Palm Avenue and East 12th Street, where Ali allegedly shot the homeless man as he slept on the ground outside a jewelry store, Joyeria Royal.
The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, but died Thursday.
Surveillance video provided to NBC6 from the Palm Avenue apartments next door shows the suspected shooter walking out of a car parked at the apartment complex to the plaza. About 15 seconds later, a gunshot sounds.
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The suspected shooter then runs back to the car, gets something out of it and runs back to the plaza. Around 20 seconds later, he runs back into his car and drives away.
The owner of Joyeria Royal said his surveillance camera caught the entire incident up close. He said the victim is a homeless man who typically sits in front of the establishment, and the shooter is someone who lives nearby.
Another local store owner also recognized the victim, saying he is unhoused and frequents the area.
Police have not confirmed those details.
Judy Rodriguez said she stumbled upon the victim and ran down the street to call 911.
“I was walking this way, and I see the guy on the floor,” Rodriguez said. “I see the bleeding so I didn’t get close to it, and I call 911.”
She said she ran to the gas station and asked for a phone, since she didn't have hers.
"I was scared," she said. "There was people passing by and nobody helped."
Police said they still don't have a clear motive for why Ali fatally shot Garrido.
Ali was booked into the Broward County Jail while he awaits extradition to Miami-Dade.
