A Miami Beach man is facing serious charges after police said he opened fire on his roommate over the weekend.
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Ricardo Miguel Valdivia, 26, was arrested Saturday on attempted murder and cannabis possession charges, Miami-Dade jail records showed.
According to an arrest the report, the victim told police Valdivia, his roommate for about six years, had been acting erratic since Thursday, making odd statements including “I told you that you can’t leave, they are out there looking for us.”
On Saturday, the roommate said he had picked Valdivia up from his job and they returned to their apartment on Bonita Drive, before the roommate left.
The roommate said he returned to drive Valdivia to a hospital but saw Valdivia exit the apartment with a gun in his pocket, the report said.
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The victim said he started to drive away and saw Valdivia remove the gun and point it at him, then said as he drove away, Valdivia ran toward him and opened fire multiple times, hitting his rear window several times, the report said.
A short time later, the victim flagged down an officer, and officers responded to the apartment and found Valdivia.
Valdivia had one gun in his pocket and another in a bookbag, along with a bag of cannabis, the report said.
He was arrested and booked into jail before appearing before a judge on Monday. He was ordered held without bond and told to stay away from the roommate.
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