The Liberty City community is in mourning after beloved restaurateur and activist Dwight C. Wells was shot and killed Friday night outside his business, Winning and Won Turkey Legs, at 5090 NW 17th Ave.

Wells, 40, was best known as the founder of “Bikes Up, Guns Down,” a movement that encouraged young people to trade violence for unity through organized biking events. Friends and family said his death is a devastating loss for the neighborhood he dedicated his life to uplifting.

“He decided to sacrifice his life and be right here in a community that he was raised in and give back to his community to build it up,” said his brother, Quinton Wells, speaking to CBS News Miami.

According to the City of Miami Police, Wells was playing dominoes with two others outside his restaurant around 9:2

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