North Miami Police Need Help Solving Murder

NORTH MIAMI, FL — Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person who killed 31-year-old Clifton Remy last weekend, according to Sgt. Kessler Brooks of the North Miami Police Department. Remy was slain around 12 a.m on Dec. 1 hours after being released from custody under Florida's Stand Your Ground Law.

"The victim, Clifton Remy, was walking along NW 7th Avenue and 123 Street when he was shot and killed," North Miami police said Thursday.

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Remy had been released from the Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center earlier that day in connection with a domestic-related homicide charge. He was released under Florida's Stand Your Ground Law.

The law holds that a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity, and who is attacked in a place where he or she has a right to stand his or her ground, can meet force with force.

That includes deadly force if the person reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm or in the case of preventing a forcible felony.

"Remy was discovered lying face down on the roadway of NW 7 Avenue," North Miami police explained.

To report a tip, call the North Miami Police Department at 305-891-8111 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477). The information could result in a reward up to $3,000.

Photo courtesy North Miami Police Department