‘Kind of failed us’: Family of tourist slain on Ocean Drive decries 4-year wait for suspect’s trial

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It’s been four agonizing years for the family of a 21-year-old father fatally shot outside of a South Beach restaurant while on vacation from out of state.

By all accounts, Dustin Wakefield, of Castle Rock, Colorado, died a hero, shielding his 1-year-old son, Eli, from the gunman on Aug. 24, 2021. They were sitting outside of La Cerveceria de Barrio, a Mexican restaurant, at 1412 Ocean Drive.

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