A 21-year-old Georgia college student was one of two people shot over the weekend in the Miami area for spring break.
Jordan Idahosa was shot and killed on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach on the night of March 17.
Idahosa attended South Georgia State College in Valdosta, Georgia, and went on the spring break trip with his friend Javon Johnson of Albany, Georgia, station WALB reports.
“My friend had called me to see where I was at, and I turned around for like 10 seconds. After that, all you heard was gunshots. I really didn’t know who it was. I couldn’t see anything,” said Johnson.
Miami Beach Police said they responded to a shooting incident that took place just before 11 p.m. on March 19. Idahosa was walking alongside Ocean Drive and 11th street with a group of friends when another Black male approached him and started firing his gun. Investigators say the shooting was targeted but have not disclosed the motive, CBS Miami reports.
Idahosa was reportedly walking with his arm around a woman when he shot, according to the local news station.
The gunman fired several shots as Idahosa lay helpless on the ground. Police said Idahosa died later at the hospital and another victim, whose identity remained anonymous, was taken to the hospital for gunshot wounds.
According to reports, Idahosa’s killing and the other victim’s shooting are two isolated incidents. Police also said that they recovered four firearms from the scene. Dontavious Leonard Polk, 24, identified as the suspect, was arrested later that night of the incident. He ran and threw a stolen firearm in the bushes, which was recovered by authorities.
Police also stated that Polk was an ex-convict from Fort Lauderdale, and he was sentenced to four years in prison after convictions for a carjacking incident with a deadly weapon in 2017. He was also convicted of robbery and battery of someone over 65. Polk was…
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