Memorial Day in Miami Beach has become a magnet for the worst of the Hip Hop culture, namely the Gansta Attitude:
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An argument over a parking space in a crowded tourist district escalated into two fatal shootings, including one involving police officers, Florida authorities said Monday.
The initial fight began late Sunday when a white BMW attempted to parallel park along Ocean Drive in popular South Beach, according to an arrest report released by Miami Beach Police.
The space was too small for the BMW, which struck a parked Buick Regal several times. The Buick’s owner was standing nearby and walked over with another man to confront the other driver…
…The BMW’s driver told the other men to step back, then handed a gun to Jeffery Alexander, 19, of Brooklyn, New York, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, according to the report.
Police said Alexander fired multiple shots as the BMW pulled away from the parking space.
The Buick’s owner was shot in the leg. Police said Ladarian Tyrell Phillips, 30, of Homestead, Florida, was fatally shot in the back
Source- New York Man Charged in Fatal Parking Argument in Florida
Miami Beach is a very small island. On its widest point is less than a mile and a half, it has only 4 entrances and exits with mainland and the streets are very narrow and on party times, crowded with traffic. Trying to do stupid stuff is like trying to play hide and seek inside a 7-11.
The BMW crashed into two police cars several blocks away, but it didn’t stop completely until confronted by two officers, who fired at it, said police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez.
One suspect in the car was shot and died at a hospital. Three other suspects in the car were detained, including one apprehended by a K9 officer after fleeing the scene on foot, police said.
I am sure in their minds, it did not look anything like that.
Here is an unrelated video of the area where the shooting happened:
I don’t think I have been in Miami Beach in more than 10 years, possibly even more than 15. I do not look at locations with the eye of the party goer or the tourist but trying to see what or who can harm me and there is an underbelly in Miami Beach that back then embraced the wild/stupid/criminal side but was not too obvious. Right now they have not only accepted it but flaunt it with a total disregard for the people who actually live there.
If you come to South Florida and you are set in your heart of hearts to see Miami Beach because Miami Vice and stuff, do so during the daytime and still with proper protection. Be advised that pretty much all the location of the TV show are not there or look different.
As for me, it is still high on the list titled Stupid Places