MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Gardens police are investigating after a male victim was shot to death late Tuesday night.
According to police, the shooting was reported around 11:45 p.m. at the Raceway, located in the 700 block of Northwest 183rd Street.
Police said officers arrived at the scene and found a black male on the ground who had been shot multiple times.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
According to police, the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
A law enforcement source later told Local 10 News reporter Annaliese Garcia that the victim was visiting a clerk at the store who was a friend.
The source said the victim exited the store to smoke a cigarette when the clerk heard the sound of gunshots being fired.
According to the source, it appears that the firearm used in the shooting was a shotgun.
The victim’s age and identity have not yet been released.
It’s unclear what led up to the shooting.
Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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