A man who was shot and killed at a vacation rental home in Miami's little Havana neighborhood over the weekend has been identified as police continue their search for the shooter.
A residential area of Little Havana turned into a crime scene early Sunday morning, after Miami Police responded to a shooting at the home on Southwest 15th Avenue and Southwest 3rd street.
“There were like three crime scene investigation vehicles,” said Roni R. who lives nearby.
According to the Miami Police Department, once they arrived, they found 23-year-old Damien Henry suffering from several gunshot wounds.
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Video shows paramedics working on Henry, who was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. He later died at the hospital.
Maria Consuelo Padilla, a neighbor, told NBC6 in Spanish that the home where the shooting occurred is a known vacation rental. She said there were a lot of people inside the home over the weekend.
Police spoke with those inside the home as they blocked off the street for hours conducting their investigation.
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NBC6 spoke to a man who didn’t want to show his face who said there were eight to 10 people inside the home when he heard an argument followed by several gun shots.
Miami Police officials have not said if anyone has been arrested nor what led up to the shooting.
Stay tuned with NBC6 for more updates on this developing story.
