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Fatal shooting at South Florida Walmart leads to charges against 3 men
Published July 20, 2023
Three men were facing charges Thursday after a shooting at a South Florida Walmart left one person dead and another wounded, authorities said.
The Wednesday shooting broke out after a fight between two groups at the Walmart in Florida City, about 25 miles southwest of Miami, according to a Miami-Dade police report.
Steve Lestin, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and attempted felony murder. Roberto Acevedo, 20, and Jimari Hodge, 21, are each charged with battery. Police said they weren't searching for additional suspects.
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Three people have been charged for a shooting at a South Florida Walmart that killed one and wounded another.
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Rescue workers transported two victims to a Miami trauma center after the shooting, and one later died. The man who died, 23-year-old Nathaniel Baez, was involved in the confrontation, while the other victim was a bystander who was shot in the foot, police said.
Several others were injured during the commotion caused by the shooting, officials said. A woman who fell and hit her head was taken to a hospital. Rescue workers treated five other people for minor cuts and scrapes outside the store.
Lestin was being held without bond. Acevedo and Hodge were each being held on $1,500 bail. Online jail records didn't list attorneys for the men.
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