Jamaican TikTok star ‘World Dawg’ shot in Miramar

Jamaican TikTok influencer Akeem Dunbar, known as “World Dawg,” was seriously injured, and his cousin was killed in a shooting last Tuesday morning outside a Dunkin’ Donuts in Miramar, Florida. According to police, the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the 6200 block of Miramar Parkway.

A 911 call from the scene captured a man, believed to be Dunbar, frantically telling the dispatcher, “I got shot, I got shot… My friend died,” according to a report by UrbanIslandz. Officers rushed to the scene but found only shell casings when they arrived, with no sign of the victims or vehicles involved. Miramar police Sgt. Tiffany Roy told WPLG that officers were unable to locate any victims at the scene.

Local resident Patricia Riviera, who lives near the Dunkin’ Donuts, told WPLG that she heard the gunshots. “At 3:29 exactly, I hear multiple gunshots, one after the other after the other,” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, those are gunshots, those aren’t fireworks.’”

Shortly after the shooting, authorities received additional calls from Memorial Regional Hospital, where a man with gunshot wounds—later identified as Dunbar—had been admitted. In another 911 call from State Road 7 and Southwest 23rd Street, police were alerted to more developments in the case.

During an inspection of the vehicle involved in the incident, police discovered the body of Dunbar’s cousin, 34-year-old Kevern Flynn. Family members were called to identify Flynn’s body, and his death was reportedly so devastating for his pregnant wife that she collapsed and had to be assisted by EMS. Neighbor Alexis Nazario told CBS News Miami, “She fainted over here, and we gave her a seat… The whole family started coming over. This is really sad. He was a young guy.”

A second cousin, who wished to remain anonymous, told reporters that Dunbar, Flynn, and another influencer, Swiiss Lee, had attended a party prior to the shooting. Swiiss Lee, also a Jamaican influencer, has since denied any involvement in the World Dawg shooting, addressing rumors circulating online.

“Right after my birthday, bro, my friend got shot in his hand, broke his bone… and all you talk ’bout is sacrifice and setup,” Lee said in a statement, dismissing the rumors. “Just a spread bad rumor, bro.” Lee later fired back at another influencer, saying, “How I did set up my friend, bro?… It hurts me to hear that my friend got shot in his hand and the next dawg dead.”

Police confirmed that Dunbar is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries. The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing, with no official charges filed at this time.