Two suspects are arrested for murder of Florida pastor, 54, who was shot dead in crossfire outside a Miami flea market in broad daylight
Two suspects have been arrested on murder charges in the shooting death of a Florida pastor who got caught in the middle of a gun battle outside a Miami flea market last month.
Police say Latravia Bell, 20, and Nathaniel Roberson, 31, have been charged with first-degree murder. Bell is also facing additional charges of possession of a gun by a convicted felon. A third suspect was still on the loose on Friday afternoon.
Police have said the pastor, Gregory Boyd, 54, was not the intended target and was struck by a stray bullet as he was walking back to his car outside a shoe store September 10.
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Latravia Bell, 20 , and Nathaniel Roberson, 31 , have been charged with first-degree murder in the September 10 shooting of Pastor Gregory Boyd in Miami
Boyd was the pastor of New Birth Outreach Ministries. He and wife Dorothy had been married for 23 years
Boyd was the pastor of New Birth Outreach Ministries. He and wife Dorothy had been married for 23 years.
Miami-Dade Detective Argemis Colome told WFOR-TV they received help from the community and studied surveillance video to get the two suspects in custody.
Both Bell and Roberson confessed to their involvement in the shootout, according to police.
A third suspect, identified as Mikal Norman, remains at large.
'This happened in broad daylight, a shooting while people were shopping and walking around and then this happened to an innocent victim who committed his life to serving the community,' Colome told the TV station.
A reporter and photojournalist from WPLG television station were doing a live report on an earlier drive-by shooting that killed a 7-year-old girl when a barrage of shots rang out near The Village Flea Market & Mall.
The fatal shooting was streamed on Facebook Live. The video does not show Boyd getting shot, but it captures the sound of gunfire
Boyd was walking to his car after getting takeout dinner for his family at the market when gunfire erupted
A reporter and photojournalist from WPLG television station were doing a live report on an earlier drive-by when the shooting took place. This screenshot shows Boyd on the ground
Police said Roberson and Bell had ambushed four victims and opened fire in the market's crowded parking lot at around 6pm.
Boyd was walking to his car after getting takeout dinner for his family when was struck by a bullet.
The pastor was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, where he later died from his injuries.
The fatal shooting was streamed on Facebook Live. The video does not show Boyd getting shot, but it captures the sound of gunfire at the scene.
A week after her husband's death, Boyd's widow recounted her last conversation with him before he left the house to buy food.
Police said Boyd (left and right) was not the intended target of the shooting. A third suspect in the killing remains at large
'I told him, "I’ll see you when you get home,'" Dorothy Boyd told WPLG a week after the slaying. 'It took so long, so I started calling him and he didn’t answer his phone,' she said.
When she later learned of Gregory's death, she said she was initially in denial.
'He was my friend, my best friend, my fishing partner,' she said. 'He was a great man.'
Prior to the arrests, Dorothy said that as a Christian, she has forgiven the 'young people' who took her husband's life.
During their initial court appearance, Bell and Roberson were ordered held without bond and barred from making contact with the four people targeted in the attack.