Police are investigating after a clerk at a Coral Gables hotel shot and killed a patron during a dispute over the weekend, officials said.
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gables Inn at 730 South Dixie Highway.
Miami-Dade Police said the clerk hadd been involved in a dispute with a man who was a patron, and during the dispute, the clerk pulled out a gun and shot the patron.
The patron was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries.
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Police didn't release the patron's name but a Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers flyer identified him as 30-year-old Jimmeal Davis.
The desk clerk remained at the scene and has been cooperating with detectives, police said.
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The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
