Police: Man shot multiple times in Florida City

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — Florida City police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man injured Tuesday.

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According to police, officers received a gunshot detection alert just before 1 a.m. in the 1300 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue.

Police said the victim ran home after being shot, and as officers were heading to the scene, they received a report about someone being shot in the area.

The victim had been shot multiple times in the upper extremities, authorities said

Police said officers provided medical aid to the victim until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived and airlifted the victim to Jackson South Trauma.

The victim was alert and conscious and remains at the hospital in stable condition, authorities said.

No other details about the shooting were immediately released.

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