A Jewish man opened fire on a car in Miami Beach with two passengers inside, mistakenly believing they were
“Palestinians,”
as reported by the NY Post. The victims turned out to be a father and son visiting from Israel, according to police.
Mordechai Brafman, a 27-year-old plumber, allegedly shot 17 rounds at the Hyundai around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, injuring the two Israeli Jews inside before fleeing the scene. He was later apprehended by police in the vicinity, as stated by WSVN-TV News and Ynet News.
Brafman is currently in custody facing attempted murder charges and is being held without bond at the Miami-Dade County Jail, according to official records. The suspect reportedly confessed to police that he had killed the pair, although authorities confirmed that both individuals were still alive.
“It should be noted that while in custody in our interview room, the defendant spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both,”
police told the TV outlet. One of the victims sustained a gunshot wound to his left shoulder, while the other suffered a graze wound to his arm, Ynet reported.
“The victims and the defendant do not know each other,”
cops added in their statement.
Police reported that Brafman was traveling on Alton Road just north of 48th Street when he spotted the two victims. He then made a U-turn, approached their car, and opened fire.
“It was a truck passing next to [us],”
the younger victim, identified by WPLG-TV as Ari Revay, told the station in Hebrew.
“Boom, boom, boom, and he randomly started shooting. He put the window down, the driver’s seat, and just blasted,”
Revay said.
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