Man accused in drive-by triple shooting in Allapattah

MIAMI — Miami police made an arrest on Friday in connection with an early-July drive-by triple shooting in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood.

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Police suspect that Justin Ramirez, 24, of Sunny Isles Beach, opened fire from a moving Audi SUV, shooting into a green rented BMW near Northwest 22nd Avenue and 36th Street at around 8:10 p.m. on July 5. A 2-year-old boy was in the BMW but was unharmed, according to police.

Authorities said the victims, who sought treatment at Jackson Memorial Hospital, had been traveling from Broward County toward Brickell. An arrest report from the Miami Police Department does not provide an alleged motive for the shooting.

According to police, detectives viewed video footage of the shooting and were able to identify the Audi Q8. Police said it was registered to someone else, but they were able to tie it to Ramirez after he got a traffic ticket in Lauderhill while driving the vehicle.

Additionally, they said license plate reader data showed the Audi near Bayfront Park on July 1, the same day Ramirez posted photos on social media of himself attending FIFA Fan Fest ― and a photo of himself in the Audi “holding a bottle of Sprite with purple liquid consistent with promethazine codeine syrup,” a concoction often known by the street name “purple drank.”

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The report states that detectives recovered multiple latent fingerprints from the vehicle matching Ramirez after executing a search warrant on July 9.

Police said they later got a warrant for cellphone data that placed Ramirez at the crime scene.

They took him into custody just after 12:45 p.m. Friday in a North Miami Beach neighborhood.

Ramirez, who’s previously spent time in state prison for armed robbery, now faces several charges: most notably, four counts of attempted murder.

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Records show he was released from jail after posting a $90,000 bond.