{"id":661,"date":"2026-05-20T21:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:36:11","slug":"1-month-after-woman-killed-in-miramar-family-demands-police-for-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=661","title":{"rendered":"1 month after woman killed in Miramar, family demands police for answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A grieving South Florida family is demanding that Miramar Police make an arrest in the shooting death of a loved one.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=659\">\u2018Life in prison or the death penalty\u2019: What the charges filed against Ra\u00fal Castro mean<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The family of Makayla Mendez made their case Tuesday directly to Police Chief Delrish Moss.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been nearly a month since Mendez was shot and killed during a reported robbery at an apartment complex in Miramar. 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