'He's only a boy': Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant

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Tourist Dustin Wakefield, 21, was having dinner with his family in Miami Beach when a gunman randomly killed him.

MIAMI BEACH — A gunman fatally shot a tourist eating dinner with his family at a Miami Beach restaurant as the man protected his 1-year-old son, police and a family member said.

Tamarius Blair David Jr., 22, of Norcross, Georgia, told investigators he shot Dustin Wakefield, 21, on Tuesday night because he “was high on mushrooms, which made him feel empowered,” according to his arrest report.

David allegedly told police he entered La Cerveceria restaurant just before 6:30 p.m. and randomly decided to shoot Wakefield, who was on vacation from Castle Rock, Colorado.

Mike Wakefield, the victim’s uncle, told the Miami Herald that Dustin Wakefield died protecting his young son.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/08/25/hes-only-a-boy-man-protecting-his-baby-fatally-shot-in-florida-restaurant/