Overview
- Deputies responding to a shooting in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday around 4:49 p.m. detained a 75-year-old man and found his 47-year-old son fatally wounded near SW 168th Street and 92nd Avenue.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the son dead at the scene, and investigators began a homicide probe that has not yet produced public identities or a charging decision.
- Detectives said the case is a domestic incident and reported no danger to the broader community.
- Officials noted prior calls to the home for mental health-type issues, and said a dispatcher heard a dispute during the 911 call, though what led to the gunfire remains unclear.
- A woman identifying herself as the victim’s sister said her brother struggled with mental illness, claimed he attacked their father, and said the family had sought help for years.