Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown sought on attempted murder charge

National Post

13-06-2025

MIAMI – Authorities in Miami-Dade County are seeking to arrest former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown on a charge of attempted murder stemming from a shooting at a celebrity boxing event in May, according to a warrant reviewed by The Washington Post.
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The warrant, which was signed by a judge Wednesday, lists a charge of attempted murder with a firearm and calls for Brown to post a $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest pending trial. Efforts to reach Brown, 36, were unsuccessful Thursday evening; it was unclear whether he was represented by an attorney. A spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office declined to comment.
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This marks the latest legal entanglement for the talented but mercurial wide receiver who last played in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.
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The criminal charge stems from an incident outside a boxing event in the Little Haiti neighbourhood of Miami, after which Brown was detained by police and released hours later.
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According to the warrant, officers responded to a report of gunshots being fired outside of the venue shortly before midnight May 16. When they arrived, an off-duty officer working security at the event said he left the venue after being told of the sound of gunfire, according to the warrant, and said he then observed Brown involved in a physical altercation with another man.
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Patrons in the parking lot told officers that Brown was the shooter, according to the warrant, which also states that Brown had no weapon on him when officers patted him down. Investigators found two spent shell casings and an empty gun holster, according to the warrant.
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Brown, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, was released later that night and later took to social media to say he had been 'jumped' by people trying to steal his jewelry.
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According to the warrant, Miami police detectives later obtained video footage that appears to show Brown punching another man, sparking a melee, and the footage later shows Brown appearing to take the gun of a security officer and running toward the man he had punched. According to the warrant, cellphone video captures two gun shots as Brown approaches the victim and includes the victim ducking.
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On May 21, according to the warrant, detectives met with the alleged victim, who told them that after the initial fight had been broken up, Brown 'began to run toward him with a firearm' and shot at him twice, possibly grazing his neck. The two struggled over the gun before police arrived and Brown walked away, the warrant said. The man left and went to Aventura Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The man identified Brown on the surveillance footage and said he has known him since 2022, according to the warrant.