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Man shot and killed near ONE Gentleman's Club in Little Haiti; Miami Police still searching for shooter

City of Miami Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man outside ONE Gentleman's Club in Little Haiti early Sunday.

Police tape blocked off the area outside the business on Northeast 79th Street all Sunday morning. Around 3 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found a man in his 30s with a gunshot wound, police said.

The man was declared dead by Miami Fire Rescue. The man has not yet been identified.

Miami Police are still looking for who's responsible for this shooting and they're still determining a motive. Investigators are asking any witnesses to come forward.

"We need any witnesses to come forward," said Miami Police's Public Information Officer Michael Vega. 

Community reaction

Ashley Toussaint, the vice chair of the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust, said he wants to help this neighborhood grow, telling CBS News Miami that this shooting doesn't help.

"This used to be a rough area, but the area has really changed and gotten a lot quieter, so to hear that this happened, that's disheartening and unfortunate," Toussaint said.

"At our last trust meeting, we got word from the police that all crimes had hit a historic low in this community," he added.

Erika Masello lives in the area and also told CBS News Miami that this is rare, since she often walks by here. 

"This is typically a safe area," Masello said. "Everybody here is nice. The security guards that be outside are super nice."

Anyone with information on the shooting can contact Miami police at 305-579-6111 or Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & the Florida Keys either online or 305-471-8477 (TIPS).

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