Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Miami Gardens near the Palmetto Expressway, NBC6’s Steve Litz reports.
Police were looking for a gunman who fatally shot a person on a skateboard and then fled Tuesday afternoon in Miami Gardens.
Miami Gardens Police responded around 2:15 p.m. to the 16700 block of Northwest 16th Avenue, near the Palmetto Expressway, where they found a male victim on the ground with a gunshot wound.
The victim was riding on his skateboard when he got into an altercation with the shooter, who shot the victim and then fled in a white-colored vehicle, police said.
The victim was airlifted to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. There was no information on his identity or condition.
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Chopper 6 was above a second scene of officers that appeared to pull over a white vehicle, but it was unknown how it could be connected to the shooting.
No other information was immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back with NBC6 for updates.
