Man dies after being found shot on sidewalk in Florida City

FLORIDA CITY - A man died Thursday morning after being found shot on a street near a Days Inn, Florida City Police said.

At 7:41 a.m., officers received a gunshot detection alert in the area of Palm Drive and U.S. 1, Sgt. David Hunsberger said, noting it was not on the motel's property.

  
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While officers were en route to the call, multiple calls were received of a person shot, he said. 

They found a man on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the chest. 

The man was treated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson South where he was pronounced deceased. 

Miami-Dade Police's homicide unit has assumed the investigation as the lead agency. 

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