Man Shot After Attacking Family at Miami Beach
A man is in the hospital recovering today after being shot at Miami Beach on Saturday.
According to police, Mamadou Bah, age 26, had been participating in a fight on Ocean Drive near The Clevelander hotel, around 7 P.M. in the evening.
A couple and their 8 month old child were eating dinner at a restaurant across the street when the fight broke out, left their table in order to record the fight.
Bah, apparently upset that he was being recorded, turned his aggression on the couple.
According to the police report, Bah became aggressive towards the couple, punching them.
When the couple tried to retreat, Bah followed them to continue the attack.
The father then pulled out a handgun and fired 3 times. Bah was hit at least once in his left arm, according to the police report.
Christian Colon a witness of the shooting, told CBS4:
“A woman, crazy, yelling ‘get out of here,’ cursing, trying to I guess to pull them apart. I saw the guy looking for himself, looking at himself and I saw blood coming out of one of his arms.”
The father immediately put his hands in the air and surrendered to police
Police quickly secured the scene and paramedics transported the wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
This scenario highlights the importance and not putting yourself into a position where you might need to defend yourself. Had the father finished his dinner with his family instead of trying to record the fight, he might not have needed to shoot Bah.
Certainly, Bah is the one at fault here for his actions, but we can never count on someone else to make the right decision. The armed citizen must ensure the safety of their family first, before putting themselves at risk to record a video for Facebook.
What do you think of this shooting? What might have been done differently for a better outcome? Leave us a comment below to let us know.
Why would anyone with common sense leave a family dinner to record a fight for Facebook or for anything else.
Anyone with his or her family together should run away from quarrels and disturbances sprcially if you are armed. A responsible armed citizen should avoid situations where you or your family are put in harms way. A CCW permit is not alicence to get involved .
You are exactly right!
I feel he should of minded his own business and stayed away to many people get to close to danger just to record for Facebook. Call the Police and let them handle the problem that’s what I did for 25 years before retiring.
Wow , after 6 years I am seeing this article , I am Bah the man who was shot , this man ruined my life , as a result of him shooting me I almost lost all function in my left arm and I now have tinnitus and hearing loss , most likely as a result of him firing three shots so close to me . This man just couldn’t mind his own business despite being with his family , he was not in any danger , nor was he’s family , he just felt so stupid for pulling out a gun on strangers and decided to shoot to defend his stupidity. I was not aggressive towards that man at all , I was simply shocked that someone would pull out a gun in such a public place . This stand your ground law in Florida is killing innocent people and destroying the life of others .
To make it even worst , I was arrested a few hours later in my hospital bed after I almost died , before I even underwent a 12 hour surgery that was required to piece together my humerus bone in my arm that was shattered to pieces . Deprived of the right to call my family for 4 days and no one even let me know why I was under arrest , 4 days later i was granted a phone call by a kind corrections officer, after begging her for hours she let me use her personal cell phone ,when I found out I was charged with most garbage charge in the book , a misdemeanor battery 🤦🏾♂️