A man with a gunshot wound was found near a crashed car that caught fire in Miami early Friday, police said.
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A man with a gunshot wound was found near a crashed car that was on fire in Miami early Friday, police said. Detectives think gunfire, which struck the car, might have caused the blaze.
Miami police said they received a 911 call about a crash with possible injuries in the area of Northwest 10th Avenue and 40th Street around 4 a.m. But once officers arrived, it quickly turned into a shooting investigation.
The man was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the man was outside of the car when it caught fire, police said. Detectives still don’t know if the man crashed before, during, or after the shooting. They’re also searching for clues on who shot him.
The cause of the fire, whether it was from gunfire or the crash, is also still under investigation.
Anyone with information that can help detectives find the gunman or gunmen is asked to call police. You can also call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477). You can stay anonymous.
This article will be updated.
This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 2:07 PM.
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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