This Sunday, the relatives of the two people who died a few days ago after a shooting in a building in Miami-Dade spoke. Both families grieving after the loss remember their loved ones as good people unable to hurt others.
As ‘a man who loved and supported his family’ who ‘worked and did everything for them’ is how Adrianna O’sullivan describes her brother Donovan Watson, the 25-year-old who shot and killed her on Thursday evening a neighbor. then barricaded himself in his apartment where he participated in a shootout with officers only to be shot.
“My brother is just as innocent as the man he shot… My brother was having a nervous breakdown. He didn’t know what he was doing, he really didn’t want to hurt or kill anyone,” says O’sullivan. , the sister of Donovan Watson.
“He was never diagnosed with any condition,” his sister said, but the same day the family realized something was wrong with his mental state. Today they feel devastated by the loss and because they think they could have done more to help her and prevent the tragedy.
According to the police, Jean Gutierrez, 38, was returning from work when he was shot several times. It all allegedly happened in an apartment complex located at 19851 Southwest Miami-Dade on 114th Avenue.
“I understand the other family. Of course. We are both hurt. We lost someone who did not deserve it, but my brother is not guilty, my brother did not know what he was doing” , says the sister of Donovan Watson.
Meanwhile, relatives of the young man from the province of Pinar del Rio are wondering why a stranger randomly killed their beloved son as he was returning home.
“Poor little boy who went from work to home, he never had a problem here in his life”, says Berta Marino, the mother of Jean Gutiérrez.
The case keeps moving a humble family from Miami’s Cuban community who, after losing their son, are asking for help with funeral expenses and to be able to offer support to a one-month-old child who has become orphan.
The victim, according to his mother, was an autistic person. “With everything and that, he always wanted to work and he never wanted me to handicap him in this country. ‘No mum, I want to work, I want to work,’ said the mother, who was all her son asked.
“He never had a problem at all and the only thing he dedicated himself to was walking down the aisle talking to the woman from Cuba,” who is now a widow and with a 4-month-old baby who will never see his father again.
“I adored my husband, I adored him. He was mad because he got the passport to come, so he could take me there with him to be together,” victim’s wife says from Cuba.
Pablo Gutiérrez Chili, the father of the victim, specifies: “There is nothing there. If anyone wants to offer their condolences and do this help, I accept it with a lot of love and a lot of heart, thank you very much”.
He says while emphasizing that any help the community can provide will be appreciated as the family now faces unforeseen expenses after the death of their son, who also leaves a newborn orphan in Cuba. If you would like to make a contribution, you can do so via this page.