Miami-Dade deputies ID victim in e-scooter crash that escalated to fatal shooting

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies say a 24-year-old Miami man was the victim of a deadly weekend shooting that stemmed from an e-scooter crash.

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According to the MDSO, Darryl Frankders Johnson Jr. was riding an e-scooter just before 5:25 p.m. Sunday near Northwest 75th Street and 22nd Court, in the county’s unincorporated Gladeview area, when he and the suspect crashed, leading to an argument.

Deputies said the suspect pulled out a gun and shot Johnson, of Liberty City, before fleeing.

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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics pronounced Johnson dead at the scene.

An MDSO spokesperson said Monday that the suspect was with a child at the time of the shooting.

It was not immediately clear whether the two men knew each other prior to the crash and shooting.

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Anyone with information on the case was asked to call investigators.

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