Man dies outside government buildings in Miami Gardens, police say

After Miami Gardens shooting, man drives victim to police station next to City Hall, fire station

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A man drove a shooting victim to the Miami Gardens Police Department on Thursday night, but it was too late. Medics pronounced him dead.

According to Officer Carolyn Frazier, a spokeswoman for Miami Gardens, officers found the man at the 18600 block of Northwest 27th Avenue, where there is a cluster of government buildings.

Local 10 News sources familiar with the case said the shooting was likely about a mile away, near the corner of Northwest 191st Street and 36th Avenue. There were detectives there gathering evidence late Thursday night.

Officers investigate a fatal shooting late Thursday night near the corner of Northwest 191st Street and 36th Avenue.

Officers are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

The cluster of local government buildings includes The Miami Gardens City Hall, 18605 NW 27 Ave., the city’s police department, 18611 NW 27 Ave., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 11, 18705 NW 27 Ave., and a Miami-Dade Police Department office at 18806 NW 27 Ave.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Derrick Clemons contributed to this report.


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