One dead in shooting near South Beach’s Ocean Drive
A man shot Saturday night one block from Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive has died, Miami Beach police said.
Beach cops found a 33-year-old Hispanic male with “multiple gunshot wounds” when answering a shooting call at the corner of 14th Street and Collins Avenue at 11:41 p.m. Saturday.
Though taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital by Miami Beach Fire, the man was declared dead shortly after arrival.
Police don’t have information on the gunman other than being in a confrontation with the man he shot.
“We would like the person involved to contact our detectives and provide his explanation of these events,” Miami Beach police Public Information Officer Ernesto Rodriguez said.
The name of the deceased is being withheld until his family is notified. According to Rodriguez, he is known to officers who patrol that area.
Anyone with information on the shooting can call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published February 17, 2019 at 6:47 AM.
