Downtown Miami dispute turns violent as suspect fires multiple shots at victim

MIAMI (WSVN) – A confrontation in downtown Miami escalated into gunfire when a man pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at a fleeing victim, police said.

Dontae Wilkerson, 29, turned himself in to police days after the April 19 shooting and faces charges including attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and unlawful discharge of a firearm in public, according to a Miami police arrest affidavit.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 3:50 p.m. near Southeast Second Avenue and recovered multiple 9mm shell casings at the scene, investigators said…

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