A armed robbery at a tattoo shop in Miami-Dade left one of its workers seriously injured after being shot at least once.
The incident occurred on Thursday around 8:00 pm at Eazy Street Tattoos, located in a shopping plaza at 56th Street and 134th Avenue Southwest, in the Kendale Lakes area.
The victim, identified as César Sánchez, was with a companion talking during a break at the back of the establishment when they were attacked by two armed men who demanded their belongings.
"He tried to escape when he was shot by one of the suspects. The suspect took the victim's belongings and fled the area in an unknown direction," said Andre Martin, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police, as quoted by America TeVe.
Sánchez was transferred in critical condition to Kendall hospital, where he is admitted in stable condition.
From there, he revealed to Local 10 that one of the thieves is a client for whom he did a tattoo that took several sessions. That night, he returned without an appointment under the pretext of finishing the session, but before that, he asked to smoke with him behind the establishment. When they finished, the accomplice arrived and threatened him with a gun.
"I went to open the door, I had my hand on the doorknob, and that's when the guy I didn't know put the gun in my face," he recounted.
Sánchez tried to defend himself from his attackers, but as he ran toward the interior of the establishment, he felt that he was being shot in the back.
"I took three steps into the tattoo parlor and the other guy shot me. I guess he panicked because he didn't expect me to fight back," he noted.
The Miami-Dade police reported that after shooting him, the criminals stole a $30,000 Rolex, a $20,000 Cuban link chain, and two bracelets from the victim. As if that weren’t enough, they then fled in their car.
The other employee emerged unscathed from the robbery.
"He is one of my clients. He stole from me for no reason. I never harmed him. I can't understand why someone I trusted would do this," lamented Sánchez.
The police spokesperson said that they are reviewing the surveillance camera footage from the plaza that captured the entire robbery.
"The detectives are working with a lot of evidence and information at the scene, which is good. We have witnesses being interviewed and some very solid leads in this case, but we have not made any arrests yet," added Andre Martin.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers line at (305) 471-8477.
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