Artavious Demetrius McDugle, a 35-year-old African American entrepreneur, was shot and killed on May 27, 2022, outside the U-Save Food Mart at 8201 NW 17th Ave in Miami’s West Little River neighborhood. The shooting took place around 6:30 p.m.; surveillance footage captured an altercation that led to the attack. Witnesses say McDugle and a man identified as 28-year-old Davin Jit Howell argued before Howell fired two 9mm shots, striking McDugle.

McDugle was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and pronounced dead about 15 minutes after the shooting. Howell was arrested on May 31, 2022, and charged with second-degree murder with a weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; he was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and held without bond. Surveillance video, witness statements and forensic evidence are reported as part of the prosecution’s case.

If anyone saw the shooting, the argument beforehand, or has additional information about what happened that evening, please share what is known.