Video provides clue in deadly I-95 shooting of motorcyclist in Miami
MIAMI - It could be a break in the case of a young motorcyclist who was gunned down this past weekend on I-95.
CBS4's Peter D'Oench reports that Miami Police have released a new cell phone that they say shows an "unknown offender."
They hope someone will recognize him. They say it shows the shooter on an orange and white KTM dirt bike fleeing southbound on I-95 around 7:30 p.m. near N.W. 75th St.
Miami Police spokeswoman Kiara Delva says police do not have a good description to release of the shooter or know what age he may be. They are also not sure what prompted this incident.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Oscar Garcia.
They are looking into whether this was a case of road rage or whether the victim was targeted by someone or some people he knew.
Garcia was transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital but did not survive.
CBS4 spoke with neighbors who live in an apartment building next to I-95.
They did not want to show all of their faces or release their last names but they wanted to speak out.
One neighbor, Joanne, said "I heard quite a few shots. It sounded like a crash and then pow, pow, pow, pow. My sister told me someone had been shot while riding his motorcycle."
Another neighbor, Corinthia, said, "It's sad. Really sad. It's sad because we are all trying to live and the killing needs to stop. I just pray to God they find justice for the family."
Garcia was shot not far from where he lived and it is not clear if he was headed home when this incident happened.
Delva said, "Our homicide detectives are working around the clock trying to solve this case and looking for any surveillance tape that may have captured what happened and they are hoping witnesses will come forward. At this point, we know that we can not do this alone. We are going to do our part but we need the public to contact us with any information they might have. Remember the smallest bit of information they have or the smallest tip can help detectives solve this case."
"It is a very sad and unfortunate situation. We want to make sure we continue to investigate so we can locate the suspect or suspects responsible because they obviously have no regard for our society."
"At this point, it's unclear if the parties had any involvement or any relationship amongst one another and it's not clear if this was a case of road rage on the highway. That is part of the ongoing investigation. This was a very senseless act of violence and it has to stop."
"Although we are not confirming this case has anything to do with road rage at this time, if you find yourself in a situation where there may be a driver of a vehicle who appears to be frustrated or who has road rage tendencies, you should pull over to a safe location and allow the driver to continue to drive and don't try to honk your horn or anything to irritate the driver.Just call 911 so we can further investigate."
Grieving family members have said they are not ready to say anything right now.
In late November of last year, the Florida Highway Patrol launched Operation Safe Highways, a program to deter gun violence on the highways.
At the time, troopers said that at least once a week in South Florida, someone fires a weapon while behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Anyone who can help Miami Police should call them or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305)471-TIPS (8477). There is a reward of up to $5,000.
