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Man who shot, killed Miami Beach tourist as he protected family sentenced to 50 years in prison

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Man who shot, killed Miami Beach tourist as he protected family sentenced to 50 years in prison — Coral Gables Dining news

A Georgia man who admitted to shooting and killing a Colorado man who was visiting Miami Beach with his 1-year-old son and wife in 2021 has learned his fate.Tamarius Davis, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield, was sentenced to 50 years in Florida state prison, with a 25-year minimum sentence followed by 20 years of probation.Dustin Wakefield, 21, was visiting a Miami Beach restaurant in August 2021 when he was shot and killed as he protected his 1-year-old son and wife from Tamarius Davis as he was shooting at random people in South Beach.Prosecutors had said Davis was visiting from Georgia when he took psychedelic mushrooms, got a gun, and began shooting at random people in South Beach. They said he then approached Wakefield, who was visiting from Colorado with his wife, his 1-year-old son and other relatives.Prosecutors said Davis pointed the gun at the 1-year-old and then shot Wakefield five times. Prosecutors said Davis w

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