Miami-Dade Police Investigate Deadly Overnight Shooting On Palmetto Expressway – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBS Miami) — An overnight shooting on the Palmetto Expressway left one man dead.
According to Miami-Dade police, just after 12:30 a.m., they received a call about someone being shot at 4701 NW 167 Street. When officers arrived at the Mobile gas station at that location, they found a man who had been shot sitting in a black Mercedes-Benz. The rear window of the vehicle appeared to have been damaged by the gunfire.
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The critically injured man was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center where he died.
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According to police, the man was driving on the Palmetto Expressway when he was shot by a person in another vehicle near 67th Avenue. The injured man drove to the gas station, the person who shot him followed and fired additional shots.
Police have not released a description of the shooter or the vehicle they were driving.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.
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