POLICE: Grindr Hookup Shot At Miami Gay Couple

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:

A gay couple told police officers that they were expecting a new lover after connecting with a user on Grindr, a dating app mostly used by gay and bisexual men. A gunman showed up instead. Police officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 7:30 p.m., on Aug. 26, at the gay couple’s apartment in a two-story building in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

The gay couple told police officers they had been the victims of catfishing. Detectives identified the gunman as Leonardo Leon. The couple said he fired at their front door after they did not allow him into their apartment. A witness who heard the shooting reported seeing Leon running, dropping a gun, picking it back up, and fleeing in a red car. Detectives identified the car as Leon’s four-door 2019 Honda Accord.

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Police say Leon falsely claimed to be delivering for Uber Eats. He is charged with using a firearm while committing a felony, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of throwing a deadly missile, discharging a firearm in public, and improper exhibition of a weapon.

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