Junisha Niclasse was 20 when she was fatally shot on the night of May 17, 2024, at a Marathon gas station and the nearby McDonald’s at Northeast 159th Street and Northeast 18th Avenue in North Miami Beach. She suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was later pronounced dead at the hospital; a second person was also shot and survived after surgery. ShotSpotter registered the shooting as 17 rounds fired and investigators recovered 31 bullet casings. Surveillance footage showed a black Mercedes with bullet holes and shattered glass in the cordoned area, and witnesses reported chaotic scenes including a man running between the gas station and McDonald’s yelling for help.

Family remembered Junisha as compassionate, responsible, ambitious, a nursing student who worked as a realtor with her mother Maggy Belizaire Lopez, and an active dancer. Her mother has publicly urged the community for information and has said Junisha encouraged her to address rising crime; a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or recall seeing the black Mercedes in that area that night?