Diplomat's 15-Year-Old Kid Charged with Murder in Drug Deal Gone Wrong
Two teenage sons of a Canadian diplomat allegedly walked into a drug deal in Miami on Monday. But only one walked out, and now he's facing murder charges.
Miami police say 15-year-old Marc Wabafiyebazu and 17-year-old Jean Wabafiyebazu—sons of diplomat Roxanne Dubé—drove their mother's BMW with diplomatic plates to a drug dealer's home, where they got into a dispute over about $5,000 worth of marijuana.
Police believe Marc Wabafiyebazu and his 17-year-old brother Jean Wabafiyebazu — both armed with guns — planned to rob the drug dealers on Monday afternoon at a home in the Coral Way area.
In the gunfire, Jean was shot and killed inside the home. One of the suspected drug dealers, Joshua Wright, was also killed. A third man, Anthony Rodriguez, was wounded and drove off. He was later found at a nearby gas station.
“That’s what we believe, it was a a dispute over a drug transaction,” Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes told the Miami Herald.
Marc is facing felony murder charges plus additional charges for threatening to shoot the arresting officer. [Diplomatic immunity for consuls generally applies only to the individual.]
Dubé was reportedly named Consul General in Miami in November. Her husband, Germano Wabafiyebazu, tells reporters Marc only fired his gun to "alert police."
