MIAMI (AP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting an Illinois tourist who stopped to ask directions turned himself into police Friday, authorities said.
Brandon Antron Rolle, was arrested in the robbery and murder of Ronald Gentile, Miami Police spokesman Delrish Moss said.
"He came here to the station and walked into the front desk with family members saying he had something the he needed to clear up," Moss said.
Moss would not say whether Rolle confessed to the crime, but said investigators were interviewing him.
Authorities say Gentile -- a furniture salesman from Homewood, Ill. -- was here celebrating his son Paul's 17th birthday. He dropped the teen off at his restaurant job at a shopping mall and the two planned to meet later Saturday to watch "Superman Returns."
Police said they believe Gentile, 54, pulled over in the Coconut Grove area to ask for directions when a man dressed entirely in black approached the car, robbed and shot him.
Gentile was seen exiting his rental car, running a short distance, then collapsing. He was pronounced dead en route to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police said.
Authorities would not say where or how many times Gentile was shot. Rolle allegedly stole a diamond ring, a gold bracelet, a necklace and a wallet were stolen from Gentile, police said.
Tourist-related shooting have mostly subsided since the early 1990s when 10 tourist-related slayings occurred in 1992 and 1993. Six of the killings were in the Miami area.
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