On March 7, 2014, 21-year-old Antonio Gardner was shot and killed inside the Food Meat Market on Northwest 15th Avenue in Liberty City, Miami. Gardner, known by the nickname Jit, was leaning against a cooler and listening to music when a masked, young thin black male entered the store, approached him and fired multiple shots. The gunman fled immediately; police say Gardner was the intended target and that the attack was premeditated.

Gardner grew up in the neighborhood and had wanted to become a chef; his family remembers him for his love of cooking despite bullying and other hardships he faced. The area was busy at the time of the shooting, but no witnesses have provided information leading to an arrest. Detectives and Gardner’s parents have appealed to the community for help and urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

Did anyone in Liberty City at the time see or hear anything at the Food Meat Market that could help bring justice for Antonio?