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Man killed while streaming on Facebook Live in Florida City shooting, family and authorities say

An early Tuesday morning double shooting that left one man dead and another injured in Florida City was captured live on Facebook, according to investigators and family members.

Authorities identified the man killed as 45-year-old Carl Darell Melvin. Family of the victim said he was known to loved ones as "Baldy," who they said was livestreaming on Facebook at the time of the shooting. The second victim was Quentavis Lejohn Smith, 34, and is currently hospitalized and in stable condition, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said.

According to MDSO, Florida City police responded to reports of the shooting around 12:30 a.m. Officers arrived to find two men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced Melvin dead at the scene, while Smith was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Florida City double shooting captured on Facebook Live

A Facebook Live video obtained by CBS News Miami shows the moments leading up to the shooting. 

In the video, Melvin can be heard identifying himself, saying, "Lord Jesus. Baldy. Yes sir. I am Baldy."

Just before gunfire erupts, a voice is heard repeatedly saying, "Where's the money? Where's the money, man? Where's the money?"

Jonathan Osbun, a neighbor who said he knew Melvin and reviewed the video, described what he heard next. 

"You hear people coming in and storming in and saying give me your money," Osbun said. "The next thing you know, shots ring out, five to six shots, and the phone goes down and they are smashing the phone."

In the video, gunshots can be heard, followed by a frantic 911 call in which a wounded victim reports that he had been shot and that someone was dead. First responders are later seen rendering aid.

Family, neighbors remember victim as neighborhood comedian

A cousin of Melvin, who did not want to be identified, said the family is devastated. 

"That's disturbing. It is very disturbing," she told CBS News Miami. "He doesn't mess with anybody. He was like a comedian, our comedian. He liked to drink beer and crack jokes and have fun, and he loved his family."

She added that Melvin frequently went live on Facebook and was well known in the neighborhood for making people laugh.

Florida City Commissioner Walter Thompson said the circumstances surrounding the shooting are troubling. 

"If somebody can be so relaxed and shoot somebody live on Facebook, it says something about the type of mental state we are dealing with," Thompson said. "There is a serious mental illness to do that, and now this mental illness is affecting the city, first of all the family, and now this is something we have to deal with."

Commissioner Thompson also said: "I was just horrified to see it on Facebook that someone has the nerve to do this. You can rest assured that the police departments will investigate and get results. You have social media experts who will dissect this video and solve this quickly."

Homicide detectives with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office have taken over the investigation. Authorities said there is currently no description of a suspect and no known motive.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).

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