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16-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed in Miami Gardens: Police

A 16-year-old boy has died after he was shot outside a friend's house in Miami Gardens.

Miami Gardens Police responded to the home in the 18000 block of Northwest Seventh Place just before 1 a.m. Friday.

The teen was suffering from multiple gunshot sounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported him to Hollywood Memorial Hospital in critical condition. He later died at the hospital.

Family members of the teen, who identified him as Joshua Cadet, showed up at the crime scene Friday morning.

Miami-Dade County Schools confirmed that one of their students was shot.

"Sadly and inexplicably, another teenager fell prey to the carnage of gun violence in our community," schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted. "Prevention and intervention a must."

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.

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