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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida A recent mass shooting was the center of the conversation during Wednesday’s meeting of the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami .
Three armed with handguns and rifles shot 23 in about 10 seconds early Sunday morning. The tragedy unfolded just outside the El Mula Banquet Hall at 7630 NW 186 St., west of Carol City. Clayton Dillard and Desmond Des Owens, both 26, are deceased.
Lawyer Stephen Hunter Johnson said the banquet hall operated as an unregulated nightclub. He also said the shooting was the result of an ongoing cycle of retaliatory violence. He said the police should have been there to watch the crowd.
The children were 19 and 20 years old. I think the youngest injured was 17, Johnson said, adding that part of the cause of the carnage was the officials who fell asleep at the wheel.
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Johnson is the chairman of the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Committee, which is made up of 13 members appointed by Miami-Dade County commissioners and 13 members appointed by council. They make recommendations to the commission, but they cannot enforce them.
Someone has to pay, Johnson said.
Johnson said the banquet hall should have called for after-hours policing. The Miami-Dade Police Department has an hourly rate that includes $ 76.75 for a captain, $ 74 for a lieutenant, $ 71.25 for a police sergeant and $ 68.50 for a police officer.
Someone said, well, it’s not the clubs fault. Yes it is, Johnson said. Yeah, because if the cops come every week, you know what’s going on there … If you want to make money partying, that’s fine, protect us.
Other board members said there needs to be more accountability, action, and there needs to be appropriate levels of policing. Johnson agreed and said that was the reason these shootings were not happening in towns such as Coral Gables and Bal Harbor.
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MDPD director Alfredo Freddy Ramirez III said on Monday that the shooting resulted from the lyrics of a rap song. He said music videos with trigger words provoked retaliation. Fans of the rapper who was partying during filming prefer gangsta rap, which reflects the culture of street con artists.
24-year-old Courtney Paul Wilson, better known as ABMG Spitta, mainly raps about quick money, sex, marijuana, death and revenge. The controversial rap subgenre has reappeared across the country via social media platforms for musicians such as SoundCloud, MyMixTapez and Bandcamp.
On Tuesday, Ramirez spoke to reporters again and said his department was in a zero tolerance position.
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Those who commit gun violence, break the law, you are going to go to jail, Ramirez said. My officers are mobilized. All the resources of the Miami-Dade Police Department will be on the streets to ensure the safety of this community.
Miami-Dade detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
There is a reward of $ 130,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. Marcus Lemonis contributed $ 100,000; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives contributed $ 25,000; and Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers contributed $ 5,000.
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