Hialeah police say a man who fatally shot another man Wednesday afternoon during a road rage incident is not facing charges at this time, as it appears he fired the shot in self-defense.
The shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the area of East Sixth Avenue and Hialeah Drive.
Cellphone video from a nearby resident shows Hialeah police arriving to the scene and an officer pumping on the chest of the man who had been shot.
Another man seen holding a gun moments earlier was restrained and taken away.
Another officer was seen trying to console a woman who appeared to be distraught as she saw the injured man on the ground.
According to authorities, officers arrived at the scene to find Juan Alberto Rocha, 60, on the ground, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he died.
According to police, the vehicle that Rocha was in blocked the shooter’s vehicle. Rocha then got out of the car and confronted the driver, resulting in the shooting, authorities said.
“This case is still open and active but appears to be an act of stand your ground,” the Hialeah Police Department said in an email to Local 10 News. “The shooter is fully cooperating in the incident and is facing no charges as of this writing.”
The shooter’s identity has not yet been released.
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The shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the area of East Sixth Avenue and Hialeah Drive.
Cellphone video from a nearby resident shows Hialeah police arriving to the scene and an officer pumping on the chest of the man who had been shot.
Another man seen holding a gun moments earlier was restrained and taken away.
Another officer was seen trying to console a woman who appeared to be distraught as she saw the injured man on the ground.
According to authorities, officers arrived at the scene to find Juan Alberto Rocha, 60, on the ground, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he died.
According to police, the vehicle that Rocha was in blocked the shooter’s vehicle. Rocha then got out of the car and confronted the driver, resulting in the shooting, authorities said.
“This case is still open and active but appears to be an act of stand your ground,” the Hialeah Police Department said in an email to Local 10 News. “The shooter is fully cooperating in the incident and is facing no charges as of this writing.”
The shooter’s identity has not yet been released.
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