Diego Pereira, 31, was killed in the early morning hours of Friday, June 5, 2026, after a confrontation that began inside the Sandbar Sports Bar on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. A physical altercation between Pereira and 41-year-old Quayshawn West drew intervention from patrons and staff; both men were asked to leave and were directed out separate doors. Pereira later returned to an alley that led to the patio area where West had been escorted out.

Surveillance footage reportedly captured a gunshot and showed Pereira running back toward the alley door as West pursued him. The footage and witness accounts indicate Pereira was shot in the back of the head as he reached for the door. West was seen fleeing down the alley and allegedly discarding an object believed to be the gun in nearby bushes. Police later located West at his residence on Indian Creek Drive and recovered clothing and bloody sandals matching what he wore during the incident.

Quayshawn West has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder; he is held without bond and has pleaded not guilty. Are there witnesses or anyone with additional footage from the Sandbar area that could shed more light on what happened that night?