A combat in a parking zone behind Duval Avenue companies escalated round 1 a.m. on Dec. 3, when one man says he pulled a knife to defend himself in opposition to two others, one among whom then fired a shot from his handgun, however didn’t hit anybody.
The person who shot the gun, Jake Ryan Graziano, 27, of Huge Coppitt Key, was arrested on costs of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon with out intent to kill, felony battery and discharging a firearm in public.
The investigation is ongoing and will result in further arrests and costs, in response to Key West police, who interviewed the alleged sufferer, Jesus Diaz, 19, and the opposite males who had been with Graziano, Kyler Lowery, 24, Joseph Leto, 27, and Samir Mendoza, 26.
Diaz was taken to Decrease Keys Medical Heart to be handled, not for a gunshot wound, however for a head damage he reportedly sustained in the course of the bodily combat that came about within the parking zone behind Matheessen’s ice cream and cookie store at 419 Duval St.
The incident started shortly after 1 a.m., when Diaz reportedly returned to the parking zone, the place he stated he had been beforehand confronted by Graziano and three others who had been hanging out by a pickup truck. On the time, Diaz was together with his girlfriend and her mom. After dropping the ladies off at their United Avenue residence, Diaz instructed police, he returned to the parking zone as a result of he felt the opposite males had “known as him out” and had been disrespectful towards the ladies, states the arrest report offered to the Keys Weekly by Key West Police.
Diaz stated he approached Graziano and was then headbutted by Lowery. A bodily combat ensued and all three males ended up on the bottom. The arrest report doesn’t point out Leto or Mendoza being concerned within the bodily confrontation. Throughout the fray, Diaz stated, he pulled a folding knife from his waistband to defend himself, the arrest report states. The knife prompted Graziano to get a Glock 48 9mm handgun from the glove compartment of his truck. He instructed police he fired a single warning shot on the floor, however safety footage from close by companies present Graziano at one level pointing the gun towards Diaz, the report states.
The bullet didn’t hit Diaz or anybody else, police stated, however Diaz was bleeding from the bodily combat, and Lowery was reportedly stabbed in the correct arm. When Lowery realized he was bleeding, he instructed his buddies he had been stabbed they usually wanted to depart, the report states.
Lowery, Graziano, Leto and Mendoza left in Graziano’s pickup truck and Diaz known as 911, pondering he’d been shot within the head when he felt blood dripping from his brow, the report states. Diaz was in a position to movie video of the departing pickup truck, which was registered to Graziano, who lives on Macaw Lane on Huge Coppitt Key.
Police discovered Graziano, Leto and Mendoza on the Huge Coppitt tackle and took all three to the police station for questioning. Lowery was later discovered at his condo on Rockland Key and likewise taken in for questioning. Lowery instructed police the lads had stopped at Lowery’s father’s condo on Truman Avenue after leaving the parking zone. Graziano had requested Lowery if he may cover the gun for him. Lowery instructed police Graziano had stashed the gun in a yard shed on the Truman Avenue condo. It was discovered and entered into proof, the report states.
Ten hours after the incident occurred, police arrested Jake Ryan Graziano round 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 3.
Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg instructed the Keys Weekly that the investigation is continuous, and police spokeswoman Alyson Crean stated further costs or arrests are attainable.