A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting outside a strip club in northwest Miami-Dade early Tuesday, authorities said. NBC6’s Bri Buckley reports.
A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting outside a strip club in northwest Miami-Dade early Tuesday, authorities said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office officials said they responded to the 12000 block of Northwest 27th Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting.
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WATCH HEREOnce there, they found two men with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Club Climaxxx, officials said.
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One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition but underwent surgery and was in stable condition.
Officials said it appears the man who was killed provoked a physical altercation with the other man, and the two exchanged gunfire.
The identities of the two men weren't released, but an employee told NBC6 that both were patrons and did not work for the club.
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“It was like, two deep, boom, boom, boom, boom. I said wow... I don’t believe what is going on in this area,” witness Herbert Perez said.
Herbert Perez tells us he heard four shots fired.
He said he works security overnight at the property across the street and thinks the club needs better security and parking enforcement, saying cars line the busy street all night.
"They have to fix it out... the parking, a couple of security," he said. "They can enjoy, they can come over and dance and whatever, but they have to take care about it."
Crime scene investigators were seen outside the club throughout much of the early morning and authorities had most of the street blocked off.
No other information was available, though the incident remains under investigation.
NBC6 has reported on similar scenes outside the strip club before. It was also previously called Club Lexx.
In November of 2023 a woman died after a heated dispute ending in a shootout with a security guard. In March of 2019 there was another deadly shooting outside the club.
Other shootings happened in 2016, 2014 and 2012, when a security guard shot and killed a man.
Howard King, who lives behind the club, said he's frustrated with the violence and worried about his children's safety.
"This is a regular occurrence. It doesn’t stop," King said. "Let’s shut it down. Miami-Dade County needs to do something, our commissioners need to do something here before someone else more gets hurt."
He's calling on authorities to get involved.
"Especially when bullets are flying at 2, 3 o'clock in the morning, families are sleeping, so you don't even have a chance to take awareness, of something happening" he said. "So something more tragically is going to happen before they shut this place down."
