Gunman fatally shot man who had his hands up after struggle inside Miami-Dade public bus, sources say

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – After he surrendered, Patrick Smith informed law enforcement officials that he had shot a 25-year-old man in self-defense, however detectives stated video surveillance of the homicide in Florida City confirmed he wasn’t telling the entire tale.

Detectives reported the video presentations Moses Cannon “had his hands up” when Smith, 28, fired his gun wounding Cannon within the chest, stomach, and each hands, consistent with officials accustomed to the case.

The homicide was once inside a public Miami-Dade transit bus. Fire rescue staff declared Cannon lifeless on Saturday behind the bus alongside the Busway’s northbound lanes.

The video confirmed Smith getting onto the bus at 344 Street, and Cannon at Southwest 328 Street, consistent with police. They each sat within the again. Smith was once at the proper and Cannon was once at the left.

Surveillance video presentations Smith pulling the gun out of his backpack sooner than Cannon “quickly lunged at” him — there was once a struggle, however Cannon was once ready to break out from Smith who then shot him, police stated.

On Saturday, Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, stated there have been 10 passengers at the bus when an issue changed into a battle.

Witnesses informed police the bus motive force stopped, opened the doorways, and requested everybody to get out of the bus. Detectives reported there have been 14 spend casings and a Diamondback, AM2, semi-automatic pistol.

“The subject then fled the scene on foot,” Zabaleta stated. “The Florida City Police Department later advised that the subject had come into the police station and surrendered himself.”

After detectives arrested Smith, correctional officials booked him in a while after 11:20 p.m. on Saturday on the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center the place he remained on Sunday, data display.

Smith was once dealing with a rate of second-degree homicide with a perilous weapon.

Detectives had been asking somebody with information about this or different instances to name Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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