Janine earned her master's (degree) from the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in 2008. "We are especially sad that an FIU alumna, Janine Ackerman, was among the fatalities. "Our deepest condolences to family and friends touched by the violence at a Coral Gables fitness center on Saturday," Rosenberg said. "His generous spirit and warm demeanor made him an always welcome presence in our world, and that will sorely be missed," the statement said.įlorida International University President Mark Rosenberg released a statement Sunday about Ackerman. "She was a kind and caring soul, a person we all loved and will deeply miss," the statement said. The statement said that Ackerman had been working for Equinox for nearly two years.Ībeku Wilson died Saturday in Coral Gables. In a separate statement, signed by Spevak and the gym's chief executive officer, Niki Leondakis, and chief operating officer, Scott Rosen, the loss of the two gym employees is described as "too profound for words." We also wish to thank the entire Equinox community for its outpouring of support and kindness in the wake of this senseless tragedy." We send our love and condolences to their families and friends. Our team members, Janine Ackerman, Coral Gables general manager, and Marios Hortis, our Coral Gables tier X manager, were beautiful souls lost way too soon. "Yesterday's tragedy at our Coral Gables location has impacted everyone in the Equinox family. "There is nothing I can say to lessen the searing pain we all feel at this terrible moment," Equinox Fitness Club executive chairman Harvey Spevak wrote on its official Facebook page. Hortis, 42, was also injured in the shooting and later died at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, Zabaleta said.Īfter shooting the two victims, Wilson fatally shot himself, Zabaleta said. He then returned to the fitness center and fatally shot Janine Ackerman, 35. The shooter, identified as former Equinox Fitness Club employee Abeku Wilson, 33, was fired from the gym Saturday because of workplace violence and was escorted off the premises, Miami-Dade police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said. Miami-Dade police later confirmed the gym's statement. – A second victim in a shooting at a Coral Gables fitness center has died.Įquinox Fitness Club issued a statement Sunday on its Facebook page that gym manager Marios Hortis died after being shot multiple times Saturday at the Shops at Merrick Park. The project is directly adjacent on the east side of a 1980s office building, the Brickell Bayview Center, which is now nearly surrounded by high rises.CORAL GABLES, Fla. The site is about one block north of the Tenth Street Metromover Station. A third tower, SLS Lux, is across Miami Avenue to the east. The project was re-announced by Related in October 2013 as Brickell Heights. Ground for the towers was broken in 2014 following the groundbreaking of SLS Brickell.The project was originally announced as The Premiere Towers during the 2000s' building boom but was cancelled due to financial reasons caused by the Great Recession. Together, the towers have 690 units with a ground floor Equinox Gym. KW Property Management & Consulting (KWPMC)ĥ29 ft (161 m) (west tower), 549 ft (167 m) (east tower)īrickell Heights are two twin towers in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
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