Man turns financial dispute into gunfire in Opa-locka, cops say: ‘Watch what’s going to happen’

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Yoel Hernandez. (MDCR)

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – A 51-year-old antheral was arrested aboriginal Wednesday aft constabulary accidental a fiscal quality successful Opa-locka turned violent, with the fishy allegedly firing a weapon astatine different antheral during a heated confrontation.

Jail records amusement Yoel Majin Hernandez is facing charges of attempted felony execution with a firearm and aggravated battle with a deadly weapon.

Officers with the Opa-locka Police Department said they responded astir 1:45 a.m. to a concern adjacent the 4100 artifact of Northwest 132nd Street aft receiving a study of an equipped antheral successful the area.

According to an apprehension report, the altercation began arsenic an statement implicit an unpaid debt.

The unfortunate told constabulary that Hernandez threatened him, saying, “Oh, you’re not going to wage maine back? Okay, ticker what’s going to happen,” earlier concisely leaving the area, the study stated.

That’s erstwhile constabulary accidental Hernandez returned with a lawsuit of beer, removed 2 bottles, and threw them astatine the victim.

The unfortunate past threw a hammer backmost astatine Hernandez successful self-defense, according to the report.

Shortly after, authorities said Hernandez retrieved a weapon and fired a changeable astatine the victim. The unfortunate past ran into his bureau and called 911.

Within minutes, constabulary said they located Hernandez astatine a adjacent commercialized garage.

They said a loaded Springfield XD .45-caliber pistol was recovered connected a excavation array wrong the store earlier taking Hernandez into custody.

Hernandez told constabulary that helium acted successful self-defense, but investigators said that assertion was contradicted by surveillance video and accordant witnesser statements astatine the scene.

Three witnesses corroborated the victim’s account, and surveillance video captured the confrontation, constabulary said. One ammunition casing was recovered, and the weapon was secured arsenic evidence, the study stated.

As of Wednesday, Hernandez was being held astatine the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, wherever his enslaved was listed arsenic “to beryllium set.”