Man with hands tied and bag on his head found shot to death on Miami Gardens canal bank

Police are investigating after the body of a man who was shot to death and had his hands bound and a bag over his head was discovered on a canal bank in a Miami Gardens neighborhood Friday morning.

The discovery was made around 8:15 a.m. in the area of the 3900 block of Northwest 207th Drive in the Carol City neighborhood.

Miami Gardens Police officials said the man was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and had his hands tied behind his back and his face covered with a plastic bag.

"His ankles were in the water. The rest of his body was outside," said one neighbor, who didn't want to be identified. "Very strange the way he was like laying down in the water."

Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the body on the bank of the canal covered by a yellow tarp, with multiple officers at the scene.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity hasn't been released.

Investigators were seen collecting evidence, and the medical examiner's office later retrieved the man's body.

Police said the motive for the shooting was unknown and there was no suspect information.

Brenda Gabriel, who has lived in the neighborhood for nearly five decades, said she was shocked to learn of what happened.

"I’ve been here for 46 years, nothing like this has ever happened before but of course, we are cautious," she said.

The incident remains under investigation.

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