Antonio Brown shooting: Alleged target reveals how dispute started

As authorities in Miami-Dade County seek out Antonio Brown on a warrant for attempted murder, the alleged target spoke out. Zul-Qarnain Nantambu spoke with TMZ and shared how the dispute started.

Nantambu said he attended a Floyd Mayweather fight in Dubai a few years ago and Brown was there. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver allegedly stole jewelry from him, and Nantambu said a lawsuit came out of it. He then saw Brown at Adin Ross’ Brand Risk event in Miami and reminded him about the money owed.

“That’s when the attack happened,” Nantambu told TMZ.

Nantambu said after Brown hit him in Miami, several of the former NFL star’s friends also got involved and he eventually needed seven stitches. He also said he thinks a bullet from a gun fired at him by Brown may have grazed his neck.

Brown is wanted by authorities in Miami-Dade County on an arrest warrant, the Washington Post’s David Ovalle reported. He is facing a charge of attempted murder stemming from a shooting at a celebrity boxing event in May.

Antonio Brown wanted on attempted murder charge

A judge signed the warrant for Antonio Brown on Wednesday with a charge of attempted murder with a firearm, according to the Washington Post’s David Ovalle. It also calls for Brown to post a $10,000 bond and stay under house arrest pending a trial.

The warrant, obtained by the Washington Post, said officers responded t a report of gunshots outside a venue just before midnight May 16. An off-duty officer who was working security during the boxing event said he left after learning of the sound of gunfire and added he saw Brown in a physical altercation with another man.

People in the parking lot said Brown was the shooter. However, the warrant said officers didn’t find a weapon when they patted him down.

The warrant also said Miami detectives obtained footage appearing to show Brown punching another man, and it later appears to show him taking the gun from a security officer and running toward that man. Cell phone video also showed two gun shots as Brown headed toward the victim and the victim ducking.

The alleged victim told detectives that after the initial fight broke up, Brown “began to run toward him with a firearm” and shot twice – potentially grazing his neck, according to the Washington Post. A struggle began, and police arrived before Brown walked away.