Landlord Allegedly Facing Foreclosure Fatally Shoots Tenant For Non-Payment Of Rent, Cops Suspect

In North Miami Beach, Florida, WFOR-TV Channel 4 reports:

• A North Miami Beach man was shot to death Monday afternoon when he didn't pay his rent, police say. The alleged murderer is the man's landlord, Julian Gonzalez. The victim is 25-year-old Vladimir Santos. His family told CBS4 News that the house was in foreclosure and the bank had told Vladimir not to pay rent. [...] As family and friends remember Vladimir Santos, crime scene investigators continue searching for answers, wondering why a landlord would allegedly kill a tenant over rent.

For the story, see NMB Landlord-Tenant Dispute Ends In Death.(1)

(1) See also, Miami New Times: Vladimir Santos Shot By Landlord for Not Paying Rent, Leaves Behind Three Kids and Pregnant Wife:

• Twenty-five-year-old Vladimir Santos has been with his wife, Maria, since they were 13. Together the couple already had three sons under the age of five, with their first little girl on the way. [...] Neighbors tried to help Santos after the shooting, but he died in the hands of a neighbor. Witnesses say that the three sons saw Santos laying dead in his own blood. [...] Gonzalez was caught later in the day, arrested, and is being charged with second degree murder.