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MPDPD: Argument between father, son escalates to fatal shooting in NW Miami-Dade

Updated on: February 22, 2024 / 12:31 PM EST / CBS Miami

Father charged in fatal shooting of his son in NW Miami-Dade

MIAMI - Miami-Dade Police said a domestic dispute on Wednesday afternoon escalated to a father fatally shooting his son.

Officers said they responded to a house in the 19500 block of West Lake Drive at around 5 p.m., regarding a domestic-related shooting inside a home.

When police got there, they found a man with a gunshot wound.

Police said the father, identified as Michael Tyndale, and son got into an argument that escalated to a physical altercation and then to a shooting.

Tyndale's son was airlifted to Aventura Hospital where he later died.

Tyndale has been charged with second degree murder.

Mauricio Maldonado

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their online team in 1997. In 2001, he moved north to lend his talents to SunSentinel.com, where he spent 17 years. Mauricio has been with CBS Miami since 2018.