2 Shot In Robbery Attempt At N. M Karate Shop
NORTH MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) ―
Police are searching for the gunman who they say is responsible for shooting two people in a robbery attempt at a North Miami karate shop.
One look at Tae Kwan Do master Young Soo Do’s webpage and you can see he’s deeply committed to martial arts.
He is a ninth degree black belt and besides teaching children and adults, he also taught self-defense to the DEA and FBI.
His website also says he has earned more than 500 civic awards.
However, Do a North Miami community leader is struggling to survive after being shot three times in the chest and stomach.
“Earlier today we found two individuals who were shot in this parking lot behind this business,” said Neil Cuevas of the North Miami Police Department.
While students were inside, Doo and another man were shot in the parking lot behind Doo’s Tae-kwon-do school Saturday around noon.
The other man was shot in the leg and is expected to recover. Pollice say Doo is having a harder timer recovering.
Authorities do not have an answer why the shooting took place.
“We don’t know what the motive is right now, we don’t know if it’s robbery,” Cuveas told CBS4’s Natalia Zea. “If they were the intended victims of the gunfire, we’re still investigating all that”
Do and the other victim were found shot next to Do’s Lexus, and the other man’s yellow van.
So far, police have no leads, but they do have a description of the potential suspect.
“We are currently looking for a black male, age unknown that was wearing a white tank top, jean shorts and a mustache,” said Neal.
According to witnesses the subject then fled through and adjacent alleyway to a waiting Mercedes Benz
The subject is described as a black male in his 20’s with a thin build and a mustache.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective S. Melvin at 305-891-8111 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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What a cowardly action, hope he recovers.