Sunday night gunfire turned a quiet southwest Miami-Dade trailer park into a near miss, as deputies say a neighbor opened fire outside a mobile home and came frighteningly close to hitting a man who later said he could feel the rounds streaking past him.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Cody Richter, was arrested at the scene and is now facing felony charges, including attempted murder, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office arrest report cited by Local 10.
Deputies say the chaos broke out just after 10 p.m. Sunday at the Goldcoaster trailer park near Southwest 344th Street and 187th Avenue. Richter allegedly fired one shot into his neighbors' mobile home, then fired two more shots at one of the residents as he stepped outside. Those rounds missed, but not by much.
Deputies' account
According to the arrest report, Richter was still holding the gun when deputies rolled up. They say he dropped the weapon and was quickly taken into custody.
Richter allegedly told investigators he was aiming at someone "to the right" of his neighbor, claiming that person had been "harassing him." An investigator with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office told Local 10 that the resident who came outside "was able to feel the bullets whizzing by him."
Charges and legal context
Deputies booked Richter on a charge of attempted murder and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile. He was being held at the county detention center, with bond listed as "to be set."
Under Florida law, shooting or throwing a deadly missile is a second degree felony under section 790.19. Attempted murder and related homicide offenses are addressed in Chapter 782 of the Florida Statutes.
