Friends of a 5-year-old Homestead boy killed in a hit-and-run made sure his memorial was properly taken care of. Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk -- just a few of the favorites of Ramsey Cole, Jr. -- mark where the child was struck a few blocks from his home Saturday night.
“He was a good kid, everyone is going to miss him,” said one neighbor who knew the boy.
A Gofundme page set up by his family shows Ramsey in a graduation cap. Detectives say he was walking by the Family Dollar at Southwest 6th Street and 14th Avenue at 8:30 p.m. Saturday when he was hit.
“The vehicle that struck him did flee the scene, did not stay, to an unknown area,” said Capt. Fernando Morales with the Homestead Police Dept.
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Paramedics airlifted the child to Kendall Regional Medical Center, where he later died.
Police released a video of a white pickup truck towing a U-Haul trailer, hoping someone will spot the vehicle and call in about where it is. At this time they’re not calling it a suspect vehicle.
“We are considering this person a person of interest, we just want to talk to them because of the timeframe and they may or may not have seen anything,” said Capt. Morales.
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Police say no arrests have been made in this case.
Neighbors were concerned about how people speed down Southwest 14th Avenue daily.
