Just after dawn on June 4, 2025, two people were found shot in a homeless encampment along the railroad corridor by the Brightline station near Northwest 1st Avenue and 6th Street in downtown Miami. A woman was transported to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Nearby, officers discovered Abran Cumba, male, who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives conducted interviews, collected video and built a timeline from the hours before the shooting. Within days investigators identified a suspect, 60-year-old Juan Antonio Vera, whose vehicle was tracked to the Tampa area with assistance from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Vera was taken into custody without incident, returned to Miami-Dade and held without bond as he awaited a first appearance; jail records and police statements indicate he faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the attack.

The shooting left a quiet, early-morning encampment turned into a sealed homicide scene between Northwest 6th and 8th Streets by the tracks. If anyone has information about Abran Cumba, the encampment, or movements in that area around dawn on June 4, 2025, please come forward.