FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A 51-year-old man was shot Thursday morning in Florida City.
The shooting was reported just before 6:30 a.m. at a bus stop and busway in the 1600 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue.
Police said the victim was transported to Jackson South Medical Center, but he has since died from his injuries.
Florida City police Sgt. David Hunsberger said the shooter’s identity is unknown at this time.
Jennifer Reyes rushed to the scene, worried that the victim may be a missing co-worker, who lives just a few blocks away from where the shooting happened.
“We thought it was him because he is from this area, and of that age he is late 40s, early 50s,” Reyes said.
While investigators haven’t released the victim’s name, they said he’s a 51-year-old man.
“His roommates were acting really weird,” Reyes said. “They are saying that his book bag is there, his uniform is there. Everything is there, but his piggy bank is missing.”
Because this is a homicide, the Miami-Dade Police Department is taking over the investigation.
Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.