MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy remained hospitalized Saturday after a shooting that critically injured him and resulted in deputies arresting two men and a woman on Friday in Miami-Dade County, deputies said.
Deputies arrested Napoleon Bryant, Jesus Aguilar, and Tazaria Miller, who are facing charges for the early morning shooting in the Leisure City neighborhood, according to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies accused Bryant, 20, of firing the weapon and tampering with evidence, and Aguilar, 30, and Miller, 22, of covering it up, records show.
“Deputies arrived on scene and found a juvenile male victim lying on the ground,” Detective Joseph R. Peguero Rivera, a spokesman for M-DCSO, wrote in a statement, adding that the teen’s condition was critical.
Authorities told Local 10 News on Saturday that the victim might become paraplegic because of the injury he sustained.
The shooting was shortly after 3:45 a.m., near Southwest 140th Place and 283 Lane, a community south of the Naranja neighborhood and west of the Florida Turnpike, according to M-DCSO deputies.
Deputies had a Dodge Charger towed away from the crime scene.
“It’s disturbing,” said Tyrone Payne, a father who lives in the area.
Bryant faced charges of first-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a firearm, tampering with physical evidence while armed, and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place.
Aguilar, 30, and Miller, 22, both faced charges of tampering with physical evidence, and each faced two counts of accessory after the fact.
Inmate records show Miami-Dade correctional deputies held Bryant, Aguilar, and Miller at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral.
The three suspects appeared in bond court Saturday.
Miller had probable cause found on all charges. Her bond was set at $8,500 She was ordered to have no contact with the teen victims.
Bryant had probable cause found on all charges and is being held without bond. Jail records show he is also facing a separate case for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, with a $5,000 bond.
Aguilar had probable cause found on all charges and his bond was set at $12,500. He was ordered to have no contact with the teen victims.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Carmen R. Cabarga presided over Bryant’s case, while Circuit Judge David Young presided over Aguilar’s and Miller’s cases.
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