MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Two brothers were taken into custody after a shooting occurred with an employee at a tire shop in the Coral Terrace area of west Miami-Dade Monday afternoon, according to police.
Video from Sky 10 showed Miami-Dade police officers and crime scene tape up at Tire Liquidators Miami II, located at 2090 SW 67th Ave., a few blocks north of Coral Way.
According to dispatch records, medics were sent to the scene just after 3:45 p.m.
11 p.m. report
Miami-Dade police told Local 10 News Tuesday that two customers who are brothers, identified as 40-year-old Pedro Luis Rodriguez and 32-year-old Luis Angel Rodriguez-Candano, were involved in a dispute with an employee at the shop.
According to police, the incident occurred after both men came to the shop and argued with the employee over a job done on a car.
At some point during the argument, police said Rodriguez began punching the employee multiple times.
The victim then drew a gun from his waistband and held it in the air, according to the report.
At that moment, police said Rodriguez-Candano lunged at the victim and began pushing him.
Authorities said both brothers then jumped on top of the victim, punching him multiple times in the head and body.
During the altercation, the employee fired three gunshots, with one of them striking Rodriguez in the leg.
Rodriguez then grabbed the victim’s gun and struck him on the head with it while saying, “What good is it to kill you?” in Spanish,” according to the report.
Police said Rodriguez was able to escape and ran out of the office to call for help.
Once outside, police said Rodriguez-Candano continued to punch the employee, took the gun from Rodriguez, and pointed it at the victim.
Authorities said the employee sustained a laceration to the top of his head and bruising on both arms but was not transported to the hospital.
Police said the employee told them he fired the gun in self-defense when he arrived.
It’s a claim that the owner of the shop supports.
In Spanish, the owner also told Local 10 News’ Hannah Yechivi that Rodriguez acted in self-defense and was not in the wrong, and that he would keep his job.
The man who was shot remains in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Jail records show both brothers are facing one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Rodriguez-Candano is also facing a separate charge of battery.
They appeared in Miami-Dade bond court for second hearings Tuesday, both requiring Spanish interpreters and represented by attorneys appearing via Zoom.
Rodriguez, a Cuban national, was placed on an immigration hold and his bond was set at $5,000.
Rodriguez-Cadano was also given a $5,000 bond and both men were ordered by a judge to stay away from the victim and the tattoo shop.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify that both customers of the tire shop were arrested, not the tire shop employee.