Miami Gardens Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Following Home Invasion Shooting

Police Arrest 18-Year-Old After Miami Gardens Home Invasion Shooting

I want you to picture this: it’s a Monday morning in Miami Gardens, around 10 a.m., and the quiet of the neighborhood is shattered by chaos. I’m talking about a violent home invasion that left an 18-year-old man, Ezekiel Manthon Leatherwood, shot and later arrested.

From what I’ve gathered, police were dispatched to the 3000 block of Northwest 204th Terrace after reports of gunfire and a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found Leatherwood lying in front of the home, injured but not in life-threatening condition. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted him to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, where he received treatment.

The situation wasn’t random — it started as a home invasion robbery. Leatherwood, along with three other armed suspects, confronted a woman outside her home and forced her inside at gunpoint. Once inside, the suspects kicked open a bedroom door, and the woman’s boyfriend, acting in self-defense, fired his weapon. Leatherwood was struck, while the remaining suspects ran. The victim stayed calm and detained Leatherwood until the police arrived…

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