On February 21, 2024, 44-year-old Markian Tyndale was fatally shot during an argument at the family home at 19526 West Lake Drive in Northwest Miami-Dade, Florida. Authorities say the argument involved his father, 68-year-old Michael Robert Tyndale, who followed Markian into the kitchen, pointed a handgun at him and fired one shot to the head. Markian called 911 and told dispatch he had been shot by his father and was dying; he was taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, airlifted, and later died of his wounds.

Miami-Dade Police took Michael Tyndale into custody and charged him with second-degree murder. He appeared in court, was advised of the charges, invoked his right to an attorney, and is being held without bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Michael Tyndale’s wife witnessed the shooting and gave a sworn statement that her husband had fatally shot their son. Neighbors described shock and sorrow, and a private hazmat crew cleaned the residence after the shooting. The exact nature of the argument that led to the fatal shot has not been made clear.

Did anyone in the Northwest Miami-Dade community have contact with the family around that date or information about what sparked the argument?