A fight between neighbors in North Miami ended with a father and his two sons shot to death and a man facing murder charges, police said.
The tragedy unfolded Monday afternoon at an apartment complex on Northeast 5th Avenue near 123rd Street when 33-year-old Pierce Nelson Hoempler was involved in a physical altercation with his neighbor, Hector Rivera, an arrest report said.
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WATCH HEREThe two ended up on the ground on the front lawn of the apartment complex with Hoempler on top of Rivera, pinning him to the ground, the report said.
Rivera's two sons, Jeremy Rivera and Frank Rivera, came to their father's aid but that's when Hoempler pulled a semi-automatic pistol out of his waistband and shot all three, the report said.
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Footage from a neighbor's Ring camera captured the sound of several gunshots being fired.
Hector and Jeremy Rivera were pronounced dead at the scene, and Frank Rivera was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he died from his injuries.
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Family member Cassandra Rivera arrived at the scene later Monday.
"My cousin called my mom and then we just rushed over here," Rivera said. "Three people were shot, one's my uncle, two are my cousins."
The report didn't say what led to the fight but said Rivera and his sons weren't armed.
"None of the three victims on the scene had any weapons on their person at the time they were shot by the defendant," the report said.
Police responded and detained Hoempler at the scene. He was taken to the police station where he refused to give a statement.
Hoempler was later booked into jail on three second-degree murder charges.
In court Tuesday, Hoempler's attorney asked for a bond to be set but Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer ordered him held without bond.
"It was a busy area, residential area, with kids and everyone around. We thank God that it wasn’t worse," North Miami Police Maj. Kessler Brooks said.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the Rivera family.
