Tuesday 22 November 2022 08:02 PM Miami shooting victim gunned down trying to save best friend; cops hunt attacker trends now
The 18-year-old who was gunned down trying to save the life of his best friend after a shooter opened fire at a Miami restaurant has been identified, as police continue to hunt for his killer.
Josue Quintero, was killed early Sunday morning when gunfire broke out at a restaurant- bar in Allapattah, a neighborhood in Miami-Dade County.
Quintero, the youngest victim of the shooting, had been there with his best friend and ran to save him when the restaurant was sprayed with a hail of bullets.
Grieving family members said Quintero referred to the friend he protected as 'his brother.'
Marlon Javier Machado, 44, a married father of a three-year-old, was also killed in the early morning shooting.
A third victim who survived the shooting was transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital and is now in stable condition.
Police said one of the men died at the scene while another one was pronounced dead after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Detectives gathered evidence from the crime scene and in the back parking lot area of the restaurant where yellow markers and orange flags were placed.
It is unclear if the deceased knew the shooter. Police are investigating and have not yet released a potential motive.
Miami Police Department Officer Michael Vega released to DailyMail.com the names of the two people fatally wounded but did not release the name of the
