Maurice DeAndre Reese Bellamy, 28, was shot and killed on November 4, 2022, in the Gladeview neighborhood of northwest Miami-Dade. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 3:45 a.m. and found Bellamy near Northwest 72nd Street and 13th Avenue with a gunshot wound. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue performed CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bellamy worked for Miami-Dade County Public Schools at Lorah Park Elementary and was active in his church’s youth ministry. He had been visiting his grandmother after attending a Florida Memorial University homecoming event and was reportedly in the area to swap cars with his mother because he needed a larger vehicle after a recent promotion. His bright orange Dodge Challenger was nearby with the driver’s side door open; his mother suggested the car could have made him a target.

Police are treating the incident as a homicide; no suspects or arrests have been identified and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Maurice or saw activity near Northwest 72nd Street and 13th Avenue that night, please share what was seen.