Man shot, killed in South Miami-Dade, police say. What we know

Grethel Aguila

August 27, 2024 at 8:29 a.m.·1 min read

A man was shot to death in South Miami-Dade early Tuesday morning, police say.

Around 2 a.m., investigators responded to the 22300 block of Southwest 119th Avenue in Goulds after receiving an alert about a possible shooting. There, they found a man, 29-year-old James Darnell Jerome Dukes, with several gunshot wounds.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed Dukes to Jackson South Medical Center, where he died.

Miami-Dade County Police issued a poster about its search for the killer of James Darnell Jerome Dukes, who died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, after being shot in Goulds.

Anyone with information about the killing should contact Detective D. McGahee at (305) 471-2400 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477, or online at CrimeStoppers305.com.

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