Runaway Repo Shooter Captured

Miami-Dade, FL – September 5, 2024 – Cutting his hair, pawning the gun for gas money and fleeing state after firing on a repossessor, one man got far. But not for very long.

It all started back on July 31^st at about 9:25 pm when Miami-Dade police officers arrived at a call at 400 block of Northeast 160th Terrace. It was there they met a repossession agent employed by Heat Recovery & Towing who had attempted to repossess a 2018 silver Lexus NX300 owned by 34-year-old Rony Guerrier.

According to the unnamed agent, he had spotted the car using LPR and was in the process of backing up to it and lifting it when he realized Guerrier was inside the car. Guerrier then emerged from the Lexus when the agent identified himself as a repossession agent and explained to Guerrier that the car was being repossessed at the request of the lender.

Police state the agent said that the situation then escalated and that Guerrier fired a gunshot. Wisely, the agent then retreated to his truck. Fearing more gunfire, the agent lowered the Lexus back down to the ground and began driving away.

But according to the agent, that wasn’t enough and as he was fleeing the scene, Guerrier chased him in the Lexus. It was then that Guerrier allegedly fired a second shot directly at the tow truck.

Police report that the tow truck was equipped with CCTV video, which investigators said captured the entire confrontation, including the gunfire.

Unfortunately, by the time the Miami-Dade police had arrived, Guerrier and the Lexus were long gone. Police report that the agent did not sustain any injuries and that his truck was not hit by any of the rounds fired during the incident.

Runaway Repo Shooter Captured — 34-year-old Rony Guerrier

Investigators quickly launched an investigation into Guerrier’s identity and whereabouts and entered his car into the national law enforcement database as a “felony vehicle,” the report stated.

A thousand miles and two days later, at about 2:45pm on Aug. 2ndSpeedway, Indiana police located Guerrier’s 2018 Lexus NX300 in the parking lot of an apartment complex where they took Guerrier into custody without incident.

Upon his arrest, police discovered that Guerrier had cut off his medium-length dreadlocks to hide his identity and even found a bag containing his cut dreads in the Lexus. In addition, a Los Angeles Lakers jersey that he had worn during the Miami-Dade shooting was found which only further confirmed his identity.

While the gun was not found in the Lexus or in his possession, investigators said they located 9mm ammunition and a holster. Guerrier later admitted to police that he had pawned the gun to finance his escape from Florida on August 1st.

The gun was recovered by police and identified as a 9 mm Glock Model 17 and is currently being held as evidence for forensic comparison with a 9mm shell casing recovered from the crime scene.

Guerrier is facing one count each of second-degree attempted murder, shooting or throwing a deadly missile and tampering with physical evidence.

Guerrier was extradited to Miami-Dade County to face prosecution and was formally arrested Wednesday. As of Thursday, he is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond has not yet been determined.

Source: Local10.com