Overview
- Deputies will conduct high-visibility patrols during New Year’s festivities to deter illegal gunfire.
- The agency will use gunfire-detection and tracking technology to locate shooters for rapid response.
- Discharging a weapon in public is a crime in Miami-Dade County, with penalties that can include fines or jail time.
- Detectives have not identified the shooter who killed Yaneliz Munguia during the 2024 celebration, and investigators continue to seek tips.
- Officials warn that bullets fired into the air can travel up to three miles and may cross city or county lines before falling.