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Police: Miami Gardens New Year's Day mass shooting suspect in custody

October 31, 2023 / 5:14 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Miami Gardens mass shooting suspect in custody

MIAMI - Police announced they have made an arrest in the New Year's Day Miami Gardens mass shooting.

Investigators say 18-year-old Rechard Bartley Junior is facing nearly two dozen charges, including 20 counts of attempted murder.

Six people were hurt and two were grazed by bullets.

Police say cellphone video showed Bartley firing into the fence of a home on the 300 block of Northwest 171st Street just after midnight.

Investigators say they recovered the weapon used, as well as cocaine from his home.

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.