NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are searching for four suspects responsible for nearly beating a man to death outside of a strip club.
The brutal beating occurred outside of Coco's, a strip club located at 1430 NW 119th St., on June 11.
According to investigators, the victim and the suspects were involved in a verbal dispute inside Coco's. They were then escorted out of the club. Surveillance video captured the suspects as they attacked the victim, Getro Dolcine. Miami-Dade Police Detective Roy Rutland said, "One of these subjects actually surprises the victim, strikes him and clearly knocks him out."
Miami-Dade Police arrested one of the five suspects, 30-year-old Mackendly Alexis. According to police, the suspects repeatedly punched Dolcine and hit him with a wooden barricade and a metal rope stand. "One of these subjects then punches him, knocks him out, and that's when these other males decide, well, let's take advantage of him. They decide to beat him individually while he's on the ground," said Rutland.
Detective Rutland continued to describe the incident. "It appears the final blow is done by one of the subjects who picks up an actual rope stand, a heavy, deadly object, picks it up, strikes him just beneath his chin, clearly a deadly area, and splits his neck wide open, potentially killing him," Rutland said.
Anthony Crenshaw has served as a manager at Coco's for the past three weeks. "I've never seen the guy here before until that night. Other than that, I've never seen him before," Crenshaw said.
Crenshaw mentioned that the club has strengthened security since the incident. He said, "We've changed a lot since that happened. We've added some staff."
Alexis has been charged with attempted felony murder.
Miami-Dade Police are searching for four men who go by the following nicknames: Money, Ant, K.P., and Xay.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the four suspects, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.
Money, Ant, K.P., and Xay. Really?
So anyway, what strikes me about this is it sounds like club staff knew what was going on and let it happen. Never been to this club, so maybe it's up against a public sidewalk and the incident was technically off the property. But then again, what are the odds the rope stand didn't belong to the club? What good is hiring more security going to do if all they're good for is hiding inside?
Hard to tell from the text if the guy only got hit with the rope stand right at the end or before he was knocked out and with the kill shot. Guess the key detail is he didn't quite make it. Don't make it a habit of speaking ill of the dead, but odds are he didn't expect what he got when he started jawing against superior numbers.