Crime

Gunshots, a car crash and a Fort Lauderdale man killed in Miami-Dade

An shooting early Friday killed a man driving through West Perrine, Miami-Dade police said.

Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & the Florida Keys later identified the man was Kelvin Daye, Jr., who state records say was 34 years old. Broward County records and a database say Daye lived on Northwest Seventh Street in Fort Lauderdale.

Kelvin Stanley Daye
Kelvin Stanley Daye Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & the Florida Keys

A ShotSpotter alert brought Miami-Dade police to Hibiscus Street and Southwest 102nd Avenue around 2:56 a.m., where they say they found a driver with gunshot wounds. Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami said after Daye was shot, he careened through a median and crashed into a sign before stopping in front of a house.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took Daye to Jackson Memorial Hospital South, where he died.

Anyone with information on this shooting and a desire to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & the Florida Keys online or by calling 305-471-8477 (TIPS).

This story was originally published April 12, 2024 at 1:41 PM.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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