Person found dead, another person injured outside WaWa; Shooting from 3 miles away

Person found dead, another person injured outside WaWa; Shooting from 3 miles away

Person found dead, another person injured outside WaWa; Shooting from 3 miles away


Person found dead, another person injured outside WaWa; Shooting from 3 miles away

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MIAMI – One person died and another was hospitalized in critical condition after they were found in a shooting at a WaWa gas station about three miles away in southwest Dade County

On Sunday at 9 p.m., police responded to a report that two people were in a car outside a Wawa at 112th Avenue and 248th Street.

Forty minutes earlier, police had activated a ShotSpotter alert in the area of ​​265th Street and 138th Court, but when they got there they found no one.

A short time later, a car with the two victims in poor condition showed up at the gas station.

A good Samaritan called police, who rushed to help, police said.

Officers went to that vehicle and attempted to render aid to the victims, but one of those victims was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Police identified the dead man as 37-year-old JD Jones Jr. They also said the injured man was 25 years old, but did not identify him.

The injured man was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical but stable condition.

“There is no description of the incident at this time, but we believe this is an isolated incident and the shooting did not occur at this gas station,” Detective Andre Martin told CBS News Miami. “Our investigators are seeking information from anyone who may have seen anything related to this vehicle or the shooting.

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