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Man found guilty of killing cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway in 2019

Man found guilty of killing cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway in 2019
Man found guilty of killing cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway in 2019 00:21

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 for the jury 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 had pleaded not guilty.

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