Police Bodycam Video: Fatal Shooting at Doral Martini Bar

Chaotic Response to Active Shooter

• 🚨 Newly obtained police body camera video captures the chaotic moments officers confronted and killed a gunman at the Martini Bar in Doral.
• ⚡ The incident occurred on April 6th, 2024, around 3:30 AM, following an argument initiated by Jamal Wayne Wood.
• 💥 Officers responded to an active shooter situation where Wood was armed and had already begun shooting.

Casualties and Injuries

• 💔 A beloved security guard, George Castanos, was killed while attempting to intervene.
• 🤕 A Doral police officer, identified as Officer Asdo, was shot in the leg during the shootout and transported to the hospital.
• 👥 In addition to the officer and security guard, six bystanders were shot and injured, but they all survived.

Legal Justification and Lawsuit

• ✅ The state attorney's office deemed the officer-involved shooting legally justifiable, citing the immediate threat posed by the gunman.
• ⚖️ A lawsuit has been filed against Martini Bar and a private security company, alleging a failure to adequately search patrons for weapons.
• 🔍 Ballistic reports confirmed that casings from the officer's guns were found, but no police bullets hit any victims.

Evidence and Investigation

• 🔫 Police collected shell casings as evidence from the scene.
• 🗣️ The state attorney's office memo detailed that Wood shot numerous civilians, the security supervisor, another security officer, and the owner of the bar, in addition to Officer Asdo.