FBI raids Doral body shop connected to attempted murder of Miami car designer, sources say
MIAMI – The FBI has raided a Doral body shop in connection to the investigation of the attempted murder of a Miami celebrity car designer, sources told CBS News Miami.
On Friday morning, Chopper 4 flew over Doral Collision near NW 97th Ave. 21st., where federal agents swarmed the body shop and several Doral Police vehicles were outside.
A law enforcement source told CBS News Miami that the raid is tied to the investigation of the plot to kill Alex Vega, a well-renowned car designer and founder of the vodka brand AVORZA. Vega is also the brother of Miami Police spokesperson Officer Mike Vega.
Police said Vega was parking his 2019 Land Rover SUV inside the garage of his Kendale Lakes home on the night of Aug. 27, 2019, where security video showed a masked man approaching his car from the driver's side and shooting him several times before running away, CBS News Miami has previously reported.
Vega survived and spoke to CBS News Miami about the attack in November 2019.
"I never did expect something like this to happen to me," he said. "I don't have enemies [and] I never expected for something."
Vega said he believes it could have been possible business rivals.
"I have a successful business," he said. "It could have been because of that -- people who envy or hate you."
Regardless, Vega said the reason "is never good."
"I thank God I am here and we thank the blessings of God," he said.
Two men – the gunman and getaway driver – were convicted of carrying out the plot to kill Vega.
Prosecutors have yet to charge the man who paid for the plotted murder but sources told CBS News Miami that he will make an appearance in Miami federal court on Friday afternoon.
