Police are investigating after a man who was found shot inside a vehicle at a Miami Beach intersection early Thursday died, officials said.
Officers responded to the scene near 14th Street and Collins Avenue just after 3 a.m. after receiving a 911 call of a possible shooting, Miami Beach Police officials said.
The officers found a man with an apparent gunshot wound inside a car that had crashed into a nearby pole.
The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center, where he later died.
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The shooter was followed by police before later escaping in the city of Miami in a dark, four-door vehicle.
Preliminary investigation into the shooting suggests it was a targeted incident, officials said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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