Three 21-year-olds are facing attempted murder charges in Miami-Dade County after authorities say 13 shots were fired into the front bedroom window of an occupied home in West Perrine last week — a home where several people, including a 2-year-old child, were inside at the time. Remarkably, no one was injured.
Source: Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office arrest reports, via The Miami Focal
The shooting happened last Wednesday, November 4, near the 10500 block of Southwest 170th Terrace in West Perrine, an unincorporated community in southern Miami-Dade County, south of Miami. According to arrest reports from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, multiple people were inside the home when the shots were fired into a front bedroom window. NBC 6 South Florida reported that a 2-year-old child was among those inside the house.
What the arrest reports say happened
According to the arrest report for Tanyiah Javeana Jones, all three suspects arrived at the residence together. James Lorenzo Williams allegedly got out of the vehicle, walked up to the home and fired 13 shots into the front bedroom window, the report says. The account is an allegation by investigators; none of the three has been convicted of anything in this case.
As Williams fled the scene, a deputy in a marked vehicle attempted a traffic stop, according to the arrest report. Authorities say Williams sped away before crashing on a nearby highway. All three suspects were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash and were later identified by investigators.
Jones, who is from Opa-locka, was initially interviewed and released. Following further investigation, she was located and arrested without incident, the report states. The third accused is Jamarea Letrice Harris. All three are 21 years old.
The charges
Jail records show all three suspects are charged with four counts each of premeditated attempted murder with a deadly weapon. Williams faces additional charges, including attempting to tamper with physical evidence, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer at a high rate of speed, and tampering with physical evidence while armed, according to the reporting on the arrest records.
As of Wednesday morning, November 11, Jones and Harris were being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where their bonds were listed as “to be set.” Williams was being held without bond at the MetroWest Detention Center.
The homeowner knew one of the accused
In an interview with NBC 6 South Florida, the homeowner said she knew one of the women accused in the shooting — the woman is the mother of her great-grandchild. “I couldn't believe she did that,” she told the station. Authorities have not released a possible motive, and the sheriff's office has not said publicly whether the suspects knew the people inside the home.
Source: NBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ)
Why this case has alarmed the neighbourhood
The case has heightened alarm in West Perrine and across South Miami-Dade, where residents and local officials have long called for stronger gun-violence prevention efforts and community-based intervention programmes. Firing 13 rounds into an occupied home — into a bedroom window, with a toddler inside — is the kind of attack that local reporting noted has deepened concern even though, this time, every person inside survived unhurt.
What happens next
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have not released additional details. The three accused will move through the Miami-Dade court process, where bond and first-appearance hearings come before any trial date is set. Premeditated attempted murder is among the most serious charges in Florida law. All three are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court, and the allegations in the arrest reports have not yet been tested at trial.