Crime

Man shot, killed in South Miami-Dade, police say. What we know

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A man was shot to death in South Miami-Dade early Tuesday morning, police say.

Around 2 a.m., investigators responded to the 22300 block of Southwest 119th Avenue in Goulds after receiving an alert about a possible shooting. There, they found a man, 29-year-old James Darnell Jerome Dukes, with several gunshot wounds.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed Dukes to Jackson South Medical Center, where he died.

Miami-Dade County Police issued a poster about its search for the killer of James Darnell Jerome Dukes, who died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, after being shot in Goulds.
Miami-Dade County Police issued a poster about its search for the killer of James Darnell Jerome Dukes, who died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, after being shot in Goulds.

Anyone with information about the killing should contact Detective D. McGahee at (305) 471-2400 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477, or online at CrimeStoppers305.com.

This story was originally published August 27, 2024 at 8:29 AM.

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Miami Herald
Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.
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