After crash, one scooter driver shot the other — now there’s an arrest, MDSO says

A man detectives say shot another man to death after they crashed into each other on electric scooters over the summer was arrested Wednesday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.

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The shooting happened around 5:25 p.m. Aug. 23 at the intersection of Northwest 75th Street and 22nd Court. Michael Lamont Person, 21, was riding his scooter with a young passenger when he crashed into another scooter with 24-year-old Darryl Johnson Jr.

The two men argued, and Person pulled a gun and shot Johnson, who was running away, according to Person’s arrest report. Johnson was dead when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics arrived, according to the report. Person drove off on his scooter with the child, according to the sheriff’s office.

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The incident was caught on security camera footage, which detectives used with facial recognition software to identify Person, according to the report. Witnesses also identified Person, the report states.

He was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Wednesday on a second-degree murder charge and is being held without bond, according to jail records. His docket did not list a defense attorney.

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