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Father demands justice 5 years after son was killed in Miami-Dade banquet hall mass shooting
By Nikiya Carrero at CBS4 Miami
· May 31, 2026
· 2 min read
Five years after his son was killed in a mass shooting outside a banquet hall in northwest Miami-Dade, Clayton Dillard II gathered at the site of the tragedy to honor his son's memory and call for the harshest possible punishment for the men accused in the attack.Standing in a shopping plaza where h
Key takeaway "If I could stand there and switch it out, I would take it, because he hasn't lived life," Dillard said.
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Category: safety ·
Published: May 31, 2026 ·
Source: CBS4 Miami ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? Five years after his son was killed in a mass shooting outside a banquet hall in northwest Miami-Dade, Clayton Dillard II gathered at the site of the tragedy to honor his son's memory and call for the harshest possible punishment for the men accused in the attack.Standing in a shopping plaza where h
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