A 30-year-old Miami man is facing a second-degree murder charge after Miami police say surveillance cameras, facial recognition technology and cellphone records helped detectives track him down more than two months after a deadly confrontation in Wynwood. Jeremy Isiah Davis was arrested Wednesday, and a second suspect, 19-year-old Miracle De Jesus Johnson of Miami Gardens, was arrested early Thursday morning on an accessory after the fact charge.
According to WPLG Local 10, the shooting happened July 2 near Northwest Third Avenue and 22nd Street. Police officers were dispatched to the area at approximately 9:29 p.m., and Miami Fire Rescue medics transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died at 9:49 p.m. The victim was found facedown with a gunshot wound to the upper torso, and an autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the torso, classifying the manner of death as homicide. Authorities have not released additional details about the victim or a motive for the shooting.
Investigators say Davis and the victim fought near Northwest Third Avenue and Northwest 22nd Street before Davis pushed the victim several times, tried to hit the victim's cellphone, and then shot him once in the chest area. The victim ran eastbound on Northwest 22nd Street before collapsing, while Davis fled westbound on an electric scooter, according to the same report from Local 10. A witness who had known Davis for several years identified him as the person seen fighting with the victim, and other witnesses corroborated the account captured on surveillance footage.
Cameras Track the Getaway Across Wynwood
The Miami Police Department's Real Time Crime Center captured the confrontation and shooting on surveillance footage, then used that same camera network to track Davis' movements across multiple feeds as he fled, the outlet reports. Investigators say Davis entered Manha Fresh Food at 3209 NW Seventh Avenue at approximately 9:41 p.m. while still on the electric scooter. Facial recognition technology run against that surveillance video ultimately identified Davis as the suspect, per the same account.
The camera network includes 48 closed-circuit cameras and license plate readers tied to the Real Time Crime Center to monitor foot and vehicle traffic through the arts and commercial district, according to reporting from Miami Today, with city officials framing the installation as essential to safeguarding visitors and local businesses. That local buildout has since grown into a citywide operation; the Real Time Crime Center expanded from a 17-camera proof-of-concept in 2017 into a system monitoring over 1,500 integrated cameras staffed by 12 officers across 21 hours a day by 2026, according to SoundThinking.
Access to the facial recognition tools used in cases like this one is tightly controlled. Following initial trial usage, Miami police restricted facial recognition software to a specialized group of roughly a dozen Real Time Crime Center detectives and analysts, who must submit formal email requests detailing the case number and criminal offense before running a search, according to OFFICER Magazine. A Miami Police Department evaluation cited by a criminologist and FIU Digital Scholarship found that violent crime investigations supported by the Real Time Crime Center showed a 66% higher clearance rate than cases handled without real-time surveillance support.
Cellphone Records Fill In the Gaps
Beyond the cameras, investigators leaned on cellphone data to place Davis at the scene and trace his escape. Davis' cellphone number appeared repeatedly in call records involving the victim before the shooting, including a call approximately 13 minutes before the homicide, according to the WPLG Local 10 report. Cellphone data also placed Davis' phone at the homicide scene and showed movements consistent with him fleeing the area afterward.
Johnson, police say, was present throughout. She followed and interacted with Davis and the victim during the entire incident, having walked toward the shooting area with Davis earlier that evening, and she was seen with both men during the confrontation before following Davis after the shooting, per the outlet's account.
Charges and Custody
Davis faces one count of second-degree murder with a weapon, one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of burglary of an occupied structure, and one count of criminal mischief, according to the report. He was previously convicted of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance while unarmed in Miami-Dade County. Johnson faces a charge of accessory after the fact.
Davis is being held without bond, while Johnson's bond was set at $75,000. Both were booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, located at 7000 NW 41 Street in Miami, Florida, according to Miami-Dade County.
What the Charges Could Mean
Under Florida Statutes Section 782.04(2), second-degree murder is a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to Brancato Law Firm. Florida's 10-20-Life law adds a mandatory minimum of 25 years to life when a firearm is discharged during a felony resulting in death. Separately, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is among the charges Davis faces, and proving actual physical possession triggers a mandatory minimum 3-year sentence, per Demmery Law.
Johnson faces an accessory after the fact charge. Florida law grants statutory immunity from such charges to immediate family members like spouses, parents or siblings, but non-relatives such as Johnson receive no such protection.
Wynwood's Recent Violence in Context
The case adds to a string of high-profile violent incidents that have drawn scrutiny to Wynwood's nightlife corridor in recent years. In July 2026, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the City of Miami and two police officers over the June 2025 fatal shooting of 28-year-old bystander Evelyn Valdes near 23rd Street in Wynwood. The article also references a separate fatal shooting in the neighborhood.
