Andre Mitchell, 24, known to friends and family by nicknames like Boog and 5 Mitch, was fatally shot on the evening of July 1, 2024, in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Just before 7 p.m., Mitchell and another 24-year-old man, Alfred Vickers II, were inside a vehicle near NW 51st Street and 2nd Avenue when a shootout erupted. Occupants of multiple vehicles exchanged fire; police reported that over 100 shots were fired and that one of the weapons used had been modified to function like a machine gun.

Both Mitchell and Vickers were struck and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Doctors were unable to save Mitchell; Vickers was listed in critical condition but survived. After a months-long investigation, Miami police concluded the shooting was gang-related and tied to a conflict between the Slice Gang and the rival Boss Life gang.

Six people were arrested and charged with second-degree murder: Jamauri James Glover, 23; Sheldred Johnson, 19; Symarri Williams, 19; Manuel Orlando Rivera, 21; Ja’twan Phillips, 21; and an unnamed 17-year-old male. Detectives say Phillips is affiliated with Slice Gang and the others with Boss Life. All six have appeared in court before Miami-Dade Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez, who criticized delays and said she intends to bring the case to trial within the next 10 months.

Did anyone in the Little Haiti area witness the shooting or know more about the gang conflict involved?