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Woman identified in arson attack in northwest Miami-Dade, leaving 80% of man's body critically burned

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM · 1 min read
Woman identified in arson attack in northwest Miami-Dade, leaving 80% of man's body critically burned — CBS Miami, Jupiter Health news
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A central Florida woman was arrested after Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies said she doused a man in accelerant and set him on fire following an argument Saturday evening in northwest Miami-Dade, leaving him with severe burns across most of his body. Tanisha Shelton Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Tanisha Shelton, 45, is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder and arson causing great bodily harm, according to her arrest report. Deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were called at around 6:02 p.m. Saturday to Northwest 63rd Street and Northwest 25th Avenue after reports that a person had been set on fire. They found an unconscious, burned man, later identified by MDSO as Nathaniel Devon Mathis, 33.First responders found the male victim suffering from significant burn injuries. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, where medical staff determined he sustained second- and third-degree burns acro

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