Closing arguments end in sentencing hearing for man who killed Miami Beach tourist after taking mushrooms

Closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday in the sentencing hearing of Tamarius Blair Davis, 27, who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield in Miami Beach in 2021.Davis confessed to taking mushrooms, grabbing a gun, and shooting at random people in South Beach."He continues to blame his behavior on the drugs. Dustin's mother, Lora, said it best: It was not the drug; the drug exposed the bitter roots in his heart. It gave him the courage to do what was already there," prosecutor Casey Hughes said.Defense attorney Juan Mourin argued that Davis suffered a psychotic episode."He suffered a psychotic episode which detached him from reality, which created some delusional belief that he was inside a video game, which is exactly what he told police during his statement that he had been doing just before ingesting those mushrooms," Mourin said.The last two days of proceedings brought emotional testimony from both families. On Tuesday, Davis took the stand to apologize t