A dead body is found on the street in Miami Gardens after neighbors hear gunshots
Miami Gardens police, responding to a series of vehicle burglaries and shots fired early Tuesday morning, found a dead man lying by the side of the road.
Police later identified the man as 19-year-old Cedric Rolle, Jr.
By late afternoon police didn’t say whether his death was in any way related to the car break-ins. The shooting happened just before 5 a.m. near Northwest 207th Street and 36th Avenue. Local television news stations aired footage of a body under a yellow tarp near the street corner
Nearby residents told Miami Herald news partner CBS4 they heard up to five shots. A car with its windows shatttered was visible near the crime scene.
Miami Gardens police are asking for the public’s help and urged anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8447 or email online at miamidadecrimestoppers.
This story was originally published May 7, 2019 at 7:56 AM.
