2nd Arrest Made In El Mula Banquet Hall Shooting

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami-Dade Police Department has announced a 2nd apprehension successful the El Mula banquet hallway shooting implicit the Memorial Day weekend.

Warneric Buckner, 20, is facing respective charges, including first-degree murder.

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Police had already arrested 22-year-old Davonte Barnes, who faces 3 counts of first-degree execution and 20 counts of attempted murder. If convicted, helium faces the decease penalty.

Miami-Dade constabulary said Barnes confessed to gathering with the suspects earlier the shooting and being a look retired portion it took spot extracurricular the El Mula Banquet Hall astatine 7630 NW 186 Street.

Rodney Thomas, the begetter of Ka’Dedra Thomas, whose 26-year-old girl was changeable 3 times and who has inactive not been capable to regain the usage of her arms aft a slug struck her enarthrosis leaf said he’s grateful that the archetypal apprehension was made.

He told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, “I americium blessed and I americium grateful to the constabulary section and the detectives who person personally enactment successful the enactment and caught this guy. They volition drawback the remainder of them. I would similar for a conviction. I would similar for justness for my girl and for everyone who is not loved.”

“Three counts of first-degree execution and 20 counts for attempted first-degree murder,” helium said astir the charges against Barnes. “I deliberation it is close whether you pulled the trigger oregon not. You were progressive successful it and determination person to beryllium consequences.”

“I would similar a conviction, I privation justness for my girl and everyone that was involved,” helium added.

Desmond Owens, 26, Clayton Dillard III, 26, and Shaniqua Peterson, 32, were killed and astir 2 twelve others were wounded successful the May 30th wide shooting, which happened extracurricular the hallway wherever a assemblage had gathered for a rap show.

CBS4 besides heard from the devastated begetter of Clayton Dillard III. helium had this to accidental astir the latest apprehension and helium expressed his choler towards the gunmen, “You killed my son. You took distant my heart. Imagine if this happened oregon you all.”

“My lad was there. He was the champion lad successful my life.”

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Clayton Dillard has been outspoken ever since the shooting happened astir 4 months ago.

Miami-Dade said the shooting was a coordinated attack that progressive 2 vehicles and astatine slightest 5 gunmen.

Surveillance video of a achromatic SUV shows three masked gunmen getting retired of the conveyance earlier opening occurrence connected the assemblage gathered outside. They are past seen moving backmost to the SUV and speeding away. The stolen SUV was recovered aboriginal successful a canal.

WATCH: Surveillance Video Of El Mula Banquet Hall Shooting Suspects

Police don’t person arsenic overmuch accusation astir the 2nd vehicle, described arsenic a achromatic car with astatine slightest 2 radical inside.

“This is simply a despicable enactment of weapon violence. A cowardly act,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez said astatine the time.

Police said they believed the wide shooting was targeted and apt connected to an ongoing rivalry betwixt 2 groups.

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A reward of up to $30,000 is being offered for accusation that leads to the apprehension and condemnation of those involved.