Police are investigating after a deadly shooting outside a Miami Gardens gas station claimed a man’s life late Tuesday night, officials said.
Police are investigating after a deadly shooting outside a Miami Gardens gas station claimed a man's life late Tuesday night, officials said.
According to Miami Gardens Police, the shooting was reported at around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Raceway gas station in the 700 block of Northwest 183rd Street.
When police arrived at the scene, they said they found a black male on the ground who had been shot several times. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue later pronounced him dead at the scene.
Video captured showed multiple units outside the gas station as a body covered by a yellow tarp laid on the ground outside the front doors.
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According to MGPD, the suspect fled the area before officers arrived.
The victim was later identified as 32-year-old Ahmed Ali.
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The store clerk said Ali had gone to the gas station to visit a friend who works as a manager there, and was shot as he walked outside.
Officials have not released any information about what led up to the shooting or whether it was targeted or random.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
