Three men were arrested Saturday after a robbery inside a Miami clothing store left a man shot and hospitalized, according to Miami police and arrest affidavits.
The incident occurred Friday afternoon in Miami’s popular Design District neighborhood.
Police said officers were dispatched around 4:20 p.m. Friday to Miami Avenue and Northeast 41st Street after receiving reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found the victim, who told them he had been robbed and shot while shopping inside the Supreme store at 45 NE 41st Street.
Investigators said the victim reported being approached by three suspects inside the store, including one individual with whom he had a prior conflict tied to the Atlanta area. Police said an argument followed, and one suspect forcibly ripped a gold chain from the victim’s neck. Authorities valued the chain at about $22,000.
Police said the victim tried to chase the suspect as he ran out of the store. During the pursuit, an unidentified man shot the victim once in the stomach. The suspects then fled the scene in a white Mercedes-Benz, according to arrest affidavits.
Miami Police detectives later found the suspect vehicle parked near Northeast 10th Avenue and Northeast 91st Terrace. Officers conducted surveillance and watched the suspects abandon the vehicle, walk through a nearby residential area, and enter a home in the 800 block of Northeast 90th Street.
Detectives executed a residential search warrant and arrested three suspects. During the search, police recovered the victim’s gold chain, keys to the suspect vehicle, and clothing believed to have been worn during the robbery.
Authorities identified the suspects as Jamar McKay, 25, Omarion Phillips, 20, and Kevieon Smith, 21. McKay faces a charge of armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon. Phillips and Smith were charged as accessories after the fact, with Smith also facing an additional firearms-related charge, according to court records.
“This arrest sends a clear message: violent crime will not be tolerated in the City of Miami,” Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said in a statement. “Individuals who commit acts of violence in our city will be identified, located, and held fully accountable.”