Florida Truckers Kidnapped, Tortured for Hours Before Two Are Killed, One Escapes

Two truckers died and another was left critically injured after being tied up, tortured, shot and dumped in the city of Opa-locka, near Miami, in Florida.

Osmar Oliva, 50, and Johan Gonzalez Quesada, 26, were beaten, shot and dumped in the back yard of an abandoned house, the Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement.

A third man, whose name has not been released, was also beaten and shot but survived the incident.

The three victim were found tied up on the 1800 block of Rutland Street on Saturday evening, when officers from the City of Opa-locka Police Department attended the scene.

The surviving victim was airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local trauma unit in a critical condition. He managed to flag down a passer-by, who called police, the Miami Herald reported.

The Miami-Dade Police later issued an appeal for information on Twitter with a picture of the two victims. It read: "On 12/5/20, the pictured victims were discovered deceased in the yard of 1801 Rutland Street."

Fox 4 reported that a reward of $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

The Herald cited multiple law enforcement sources saying that masked men kidnapped the trio, bound them by the hands and tortured them for hours in the back of a vehicle similar to a moving truck.

The newspaper reported that they were each was shot in the head one-by-one, before being dumped in the yard of a home at 1801 Rutland St.

Oliva was reportedly a father of three who owned Oliva Delivery Corp in Opa-locka.

His widow told The Miami Herald on Monday: "He was very good person. I don't know why this happened to him."

Meanwhile, Gonzalez Quesada was a father of two daughters - a one-year-old and a baby girl born just days ago, the publication reported.

His father Ovidio Gonzalez Roche told the newspaper: "He was a marvelous person. He had huge heart. Very family oriented.

"This is such an extraordinary shock. I can' t explain what's happened."

Both Oliva and Gonzalez Quesada had each had previous brushes with the law, according to the Herald.

In 2007, Oliva was reportedly arrested when officers claimed he was one of three men found unloading cargo off a stolen tractor trailer that had been located using a GPS device.

These charges were apparently dropped the following year.

Meanwhile, in 2019, Gonzalez Quesada was accused of having two loads of pilfered cargo — frozen shrimp, and air-conditioning units — that had also been traced via GPS on stolen tractor trailers, according to the publication.

An arrest report said the cargo was discovered at his home. He pleaded not guilty and was awaiting trial, the Herald said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact CrimeStoppers (305)471-TIPS (8477) or (866) 471-8477.

Newsweek has contacted Miami-Dade Police for comment.