Dion Moore, a 50-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on July 1, 2022, in the lobby of the Clevelander Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Moore was working the front desk when he encountered 29-year-old Brandon Kortez Burris, who had been trying to sneak into the hotel’s nightclub and had been denied entry. After Moore asked Burris to leave, the exchange escalated: Burris threw a punch that missed, Moore backed away, and Burris produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds, striking Moore more than six times. Moore was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Burris fled on foot but was arrested a few blocks away with a firearm in his waistband and charged with second-degree murder with a weapon. Surveillance footage and witness statements allegedly corroborate the sequence of events. The Clevelander Hotel expressed devastation at the loss, said it was cooperating with police, and increased security and patrols around the property. Family and community members held a vigil; Moore’s twin brother Derrick called him a hero and questioned why a gun was brought to a place meant for enjoyment.

If anyone has information about the moments before the confrontation at the Clevelander or remembers seeing activity around the hotel that night, please share what is known.