Man found guilty of killing cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway in 2019

Man found guilty in death of cyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway

MIAMI - A Miami jury has found a man guilty of shooting and killing a bicyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway in August 2019.

It only took the jury a few hours on Monday to come back with a guilty verdict. 

Kadel Piedrahita was accused of shooting and killing Alex Palencia during an early morning ride on the Causeway.

Video from a GoPro camera attached to a fellow biker's helmet recorded what happened.

Police say Piedrahita was riding his motorcycle next to a group of bicyclists when a scuffle ensued and he shot Palencia. Piedrahita claimed it was self-defense, but prosecutors said a feud had developed days earlier.

Piedrahita was charged with second-degree murder and pleaded not guilty.

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