Landlord allegedly beat up, fatally shot tenant during dispute over thermostat

MIAMI (TCN) — A 37-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed his tenant because the landlord wanted to change the thermostat.

According to WTVJ-TV, on Saturday, Jan. 25, at around 8 a.m., Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting call on Southwest 17th Terrace and found Carlos Alberto Gonzalez with gunshot wounds. Paramedics transported the 57-year-old victim to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

On the day of the incident, Gonzalez’s landlord, Adam Anson, reportedly went over to Gonzalez’s residence with a semi-automatic pistol and knocked on the window in an attempt to get in because he wanted to fix the temperature.

WFOR-TV reports Anson allegedly attacked and punched Gonzalez when he opened the door, then dragged him outside. Anson reportedly shot Gonzalez “several times in the head,” walked inside to adjust the thermostat, then went home and called 911. Anson reportedly claimed Gonzalez tried to hit him, so he shot Gonzalez in self-defense.

Gonzalez lived in an attached efficiency apartment on Anson’s property.

Deputies arrested Anson and booked him on charges of second-degree murder and armed burglary. He is being held without bond.

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