Crime & Safety

Mom Of Man Involved In Deadly Fight At Florida City Walmart Speaks Out: 'He Didn't Make The Right Choices'

Police said two groups of men began fighting at the store, located at 33501 S. Dixie Highway, shortly before 3 p.m.

(CBS Miami)

July 21, 2023

MIAMI -- The mother of one of the suspects in Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Walmart Store in Florida City said Thursday that she feels terrible about the incident and is disappointed in her son.

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"Everyone makes choices on their own every day and he didn't make the right choices," said Revita Brown, the mother of Jimari Hodge, who was one of those arrested. "Jimari wasn't the one who did the shooting but he was in the wrong place at the time."

Brown spoke exclusively to CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench on the same day that Miami-Dade police announced that three people were in custody in connection with the shooting at the store, including the gunman.

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