Man found guilty of killing cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway in 2019
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 for Kadel Piedrahita, who had been accused of shooting and killing Alex Palencia during an early-morning ride on the Causeway.
Piedrahita was found guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a firearm.
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.
Video from a GoPro camera attached to a fellow biker's helmet recorded what happened.
