Miami, FL
Man arrested for shooting ex-girlfriend several times outside her job in Little Haiti
McArthur Dairy is positioned at 240 N.E. 71st St.
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A person was arrested Sunday morning for taking pictures his ex-girlfriend exterior of her job in Little Haiti, in keeping with authorities.
Isaac Jackie Sharpe, 47, was noticed at 9:25 a.m within the space of Northwest thirty first Avenue and Northwest sixty fourth Road in Gladeview in possession of a Smith & Wesson handgun, the Miami Police Division stated in a information launch.
After being interviewed by police, detectives say the Miami Gardens man eliminated a string from his jacket after which “tried to strangle himself.” Sharpe was not injured, in keeping with his arrest affidavit.
He now faces prices of tried felony homicide with a firearm, carrying a hid firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Miami-Dade County jail data present. He remained in jail as of Sunday evening.
The unidentified girl, whom he had a four-year relationship with till 4 months in the past, is in steady situation, says Officer Kiara Delva, a Miami police spokeswoman.
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On Friday round 2:15 p.m., cops responded to McArthur Dairy, on 240 NE 71st St., after receiving an alert from Shotspotter, police stated. When officers arrived, they discovered a lady with a number of gunshot wounds, and paramedics took her to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Middle.
Based on police, Sharpe parked throughout the road from her job — and commenced shouting, ordering her to get inside his automobile. However the girl refused, cops say, and tried to order a Lyft.
Sharpe then threatened to ram into and shoot the Lyft automobile, in keeping with the arrest affidavit. As she tried to maneuver away from Sharpe’s automobile, cops say he shot her 5 occasions whereas yelling “you’ll die.”
The variety of home homicides has been rising for a number of years in Miami-Dade. In 2021, there have been 40 home homicides, seven greater than the earlier yr, in keeping with the county’s Home Violence Fatality & Little one Abuse Assessment Crew.
This story was initially printed April 24, 2022 9:31 PM.