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WhatsApp feud leads man to fire warning shot that hits Miami-Dade bus, injuring passenger ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies took a man into custody after he fired warning shots from his apartment balcony, with one of the bullets hitting a bus and causing glass injuries to a passenger, according to investigators. Leer en español The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday near 24302 SW 107th Ave. Investigators said 24-year-old Elio Jesus Rodriguez Garcia was at his home when a man he had been arguing with through WhatsApp messages appeared at the front gate of his apartment complex. Rodriguez Garcia heard the man yelling from outside and exited through the back of his apartment to see what was happening. After seeing the man, Rodriguez Garcia went back inside, armed himself with a rifle and returned to his rear balcony, where the two continued arguing. During the confrontation, Rodriguez Garcia fired two warning shots, investigators said. One of the shots traveled across U.S. 1 and struck the passenger side of a Miami-Dade Transit bus as it was traveling north near Southwest 132nd Avenue and the Busway. The bus had passengers at the time. According to the arrest form, the bullet entered the bus, shattered a side window and caused minor glass injuries to the right