Shooting in a possible robbery leaves one dead on Homestead street, police say
TUESDAY UPDATE: The person killed has been named.
A shooting in Monday’s first hour killed a man on a Homestead street, Miami-Dade police said.
Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys said Inocencio Sales was killed at 12:56 a.m.
When Homestead police got to 56 NW Ninth St. around that time., Miami-Dade police said, they found Sales with a gunshot wound. Despite Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifting Sales to Jackson South, he died from the gunshot wound.
Sales’ death made this a homicide, which Miami-Dade police take the lead on handling in Homestead. An early investigation says the gunman tried to rob the Sales, shot him then ran. There’s no suspect information being released.
Anyone who knows anything can reach out to Crime Stoppers either online or at 305-471-8477 (TIPS).
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more is learned.
This story was originally published August 7, 2023 at 9:19 AM.
