A 73-year-old man previously convicted of murder was arrested Monday in connection with a three-alarm fire and a shooting at Miami's Temple Court Apartments.
Juan Francisco Figueroa, whom witnesses identified as a resident of the building, has been charged with attempted felony murder, first-degree arson and firearms violations, Miami police said in an arrest report.
The blaze started on the third floor of the four-story apartment building around 8:15 a.m. Monday, officials said. Firefighters found a man with a gunshot wound to the torso. Police identified him as Feder Biotte.
A witness and resident of the building told a detective that he "heard loud noises he recognized as gunshots" at around 8 a.m. and found Biotte on the first floor with a wound to his abdomen, the arrest report says. He said Biotte told him in Spanish, "307, the one from 307."
The witness also said he saw an explosion after he heard the gunshots. It's not clear what happened before Biotte was shot.
Another witness and resident told detectives he heard loud noises while he was walking down a stairwell. He reported seeing Figueroa, whom he also identified as a resident of apartment 307, run past him and exit the building.
Figueroa was arrested at around 3:56 p.m. by officers who conducted a traffic stop of his car. In an interview with detectives, he said "he knew what he had done and expected to be in prison for the rest of his life," according to the arrest report.
Officers found a handgun and live rounds on him.
Police said Figueroa was previously convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Police shared no additional details about those charges, including when they were adjudicated.
Figueroa was booked in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Tuesday, according to online records. It was not clear whether he had an attorney.
