Police ID men killed in Miami Gardens elevator shootout

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Authorities Tuesday identified the two men who shot and killed each other on the fifth floor of a Miami Gardens office tower on Friday afternoon.

Miami Gardens police said Darien Joseph Ahwee, 28, and Jason Jackson Marcellus, 20, had gotten into an argument in the elevator of the Miami Office Center building at 18350 NW Second Ave.

When the doors opened to the fifth floor, one of the men opened fire on the other and both exchanged gunshots, wounding each other. Both were taken to an area hospital and died from their injuries.

Authorities described Ahwee as the “victim” and Marcellus as a “subject.”

Police said Friday that they hadn’t determined a motive for the shooting, but said there was no threat to the community.