Man on scooter shoots couple near school in Miami

MIAMI – A 24-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after shooting a man who was getting into a car near a Miami elementary school, authorities said.

According to a police report, the incident occurred around 5:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of Northwest Second Avenue near Centner Academy Elementary School.

Miami City Police said the victim and his girlfriend were getting into their car, which was parked on the east side of Northwest Second Avenue, when a scooter drove past.

The man told police that he shouted at the people on the scooter: “What is your problem?”

According to police, the scooter then stopped and the driver and passenger got out.

According to the report, the victim told police that the passenger told him, “We didn’t do anything to you!”, at which point the driver, later identified as Evan Andrew Flores, pulled out a gun and pointed it at the victim’s face.

“What’s up, n****. What’s up?” Flores said to the victim, according to the report.

According to police, the victim initially thought it was a toy gun and turned around to go back to his car.

However, the victim said he then heard the sound of a gunshot, followed by three more consecutive shots.

According to the report, the victim then ran toward his girlfriend and pushed her head down to avoid the shots.

The victim told police that the passenger on the scooter seemed to be as surprised as he was when the shots were fired and fled the scene.

The passenger was later located and confirmed the victim’s account of the shooting, authorities said.

Flores was charged with attempted murder, displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony, displaying a firearm on school property and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Flores has been held without bail at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.