Man shot and killed outside Aventura high-rise condo tower, police say
MIAMI -- Police were searching Tuesday for the person who fatally shot a man outside a luxury high-rise condo tower in Aventura, authorities said.
CBS News Miami spoke with one neighbor, a woman who said she heard the gunfire.
Officers were called to the building at 19501 W. Country Club Drive in Aventura shortly before 4:30 a.m., a police spokesperson said. When they arrived at the location, which is the address for Turnberry on the Green, they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.
The man, whose identity was pending, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Police said a suspect remained at large as of Tuesday morning and that officers did not have a description of the shooter or a motive in this case.
Live video from the scene showed yellow crime scene tape erected outside the building and several officers going inside the building.
CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench spoke with Melissa Ben, a neighbor who said she heard the gunfire and was startled.
Ben said, "I was picking up my husband and I was on the phone with him and I was walking and I was walking from the garage and closing the gate behind me and I heard a gunshot and I heard screaming. I was on the phone with him and I have never heard a gunshot in real life. I thought it was kids playing with fireworks and I said to myself, don't do that to me and I was stopped in my tracks. I felt like I was having a heart attack."
"I kept walking up the stairs and I heard a 2nd gunshot. I ran so fast to my car. I diidn't know where the person was from and I saw the body and they said go-go-go and I left. I mean this is Aventura and you don't expect this to happen. I just found out for sure the person died and we don't know who it is. I am just so shocked. I don't know where he is from and everything."
A spokesperson for the Aventura Police Department said details were not immediately available. "As the scene is very fluid and both responding officers and subsequent investigative units are still working this as an active crime scene. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male shot and deceased inside the driveway entrance of the complex."
Sgt. Teresa Williams added, "They are also looking into follow-up information provided by witnesses on the scene and there is no threat to the community at this time. In other words, there is not an active shooter. We are following up on information provided by witnesses."
Witnesses are urged to come forward.
Anyone who can help should call Aventura Police of Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).
There is a reward of up to $5,000.
