Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade Landlord Accused of Fatally Shooting Tenant in Water Dispute: Police

Leonardo P. Mora, 64, was arrested Sunday on charges of second-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm, an arrest report said

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A Miami-Dade landlord is facing charges after police said he shot and killed his tenant during a dispute over water.

Leonardo P. Mora, 64, was arrested Sunday on charges of second-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm, an arrest report said.

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The report said Mora and his tenant had gotten into a verbal dispute that turned physical once Mora "continuously turned off the water supply" to a part of a trailer the tenant lived in.

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Mora then shot the tenant in the upper abdomen, killing him, the report said. The tenant wasn't identified in the report.

The report said Mora provided a full confession. He was booked into jail and remained held without bond Monday. Attorney information wasn't available.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the victim was the landlord.

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