Rodne Nalien, 39, was fatally shot in the chest inside an apartment at the Crossings rental community near Miami Gardens Drive and Northwest 27th Avenue in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 4, 2021. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Born November 15, 1981, Nalien was a Haitian-American musician, businessman and father of three daughters; his family held a visitation and funeral at the Haitian Evangelical Baptist Church.

The shooter was Nalien’s 22-year-old nephew, Jimmy Desir, who was detained at the scene and later booked at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He appeared virtually before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on charges of second-degree murder with a weapon and was held without bond as proceedings began.

The killing deeply affected the Haitian-American community in Miami Gardens and left Nalien’s widow and children grieving. If anyone knew Rodne, his family, or witnessed events at the Crossings on May 4, 2021, please share information that could help.