Javares Williams, 34, was fatally shot on January 13, 2024, near Northwest 209 Terrace and 34 Court in Miami Gardens. The Miami Gardens Police Department links this killing to a surge of violence in the area they attribute to a gang nexus, and say federal and state partners are assisting the investigation.

Officials noted another fatal shooting that same day, Reynaldo Romanez near Northwest 207 Street and 27 Avenue, and pointed to several recent incidents that injured multiple people in March and April. A 2019 grand jury indictment of 22 people allegedly connected to the Zone 3 gang was cited as background to the ongoing problem.

Police are asking anyone with information about these shootings to contact the Miami Gardens Police Department or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers. Does anyone in the Miami Gardens area have information that could help investigators?