A young Cuban, barely 21 years old, recently arrived from Cuba, was arrested after shooting a relative last Tuesday in the parking lot of Palmetto Hospital, inHialeah.
The detainee, identified as Luis Martínez Rodríguez, is accused of attempted second-degree murder after having shot Carlos Costa, 43, in the arm, as revealedAmerica Camel citing police sources.
The incident occurred at 7:45 p.m. on February 6, when during an argument for unknown reasons Luis Martínez pulled out a firearm and shot Acosta.
The now detained man was in the hospital because his girlfriend was giving birth.
Detective Eddie Rodríguez, spokesperson for the Hialeah police, explained that Luis Martínez Rodríguez fled the scene before the police arrived, but when the officers arrived and began to investigate, they managed to communicate with him and convinced him to return, and so That's how they arrested him.
The victim, Carlos Costa, was treated in the emergency area of the hospital itself. To date, the relationship between the two men is unknown.
“We know that they are family, but we do not know the relationship or the details of how the fight originated”said the police spokesperson
“What is clear is that, after the decision he made, what he will not be able to do is see his baby grow because if he is found guilty he can face a sentence of up to 15 years,” concluded Eddie Rodríguez.
The subject appeared in court this Wednesday, where Judge Mindy S. Glazer denied him the right to bail.
Until the closing of this note, no other official details regarding the case have emerged.
Tuesday's shooting forced access to the hospital parking lot to be closed for several hours.
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