Deadly shooting near Hard Rock Stadium after Miami Dolphins game
MIAMI - A man was fatally shot in Miami Gardens on Sunday night just blocks from Hard Rock Stadium.
The Miami Dolphins game against the Buffalo Bills ended around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. As people were streaming out of the stadium, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they received a call just before midnight about a shooting near a Walmart on NW 27th Avenue just down the road.
Miami Gardens police said their preliminary investigation revealed that the man and a few of his friends were walking through traffic leaving after the game when they got into an argument with someone in a vehicle. That person reportedly got out and started shooting at the group, the man was struck.
Jae Jackson said he was just leaving a nearby gym and watching fans funnel out of the area when he heard four gunshots and ran over.
He also told CBS News MIami's Peter D'Oench, "I heard what sounded like 4 thuds. The next thing you know everyone was running and I ducked down and then I ran over to help him."
"I tried to talk to him. I was holding his hand. His girlfriend came over and told him he was strong. At that moment he actually lifted his arm up so there was hope and maybe like 30 seconds later his eyes rolled up and that was it," said Jackson. "I held his hand and tried to talk to him as much as possible to let him understand that you can make it. He was with his girlfriend and his brother. Nobody deserves to die for something like that."
Football fans who had been at the game told CBS News Miami that they were horrified.
Diane Martin said, "Regardless of the circumstances, it's a human life and this is a waste." Martin, who is from a town near Rochester, New York, had flown to South Florida with her husband Wayne Martin for the Dolphins-Bills game. Wayne Martin said, "We heard about this at breakfast. A lot of people were talking about it."
Another fan from a town near Rochester, Ray Natalello, said, "The greatest entertainment in this country is the NFL and it shouldn't end up in someone's death."
Another fan, Billy Smith, said "Life is more important than sports any time. Whenever that happens, it is a tragedy. I am sorry it happened. This was a classless move on someone's part."
Officers with the Miami-Dade Police Department's Dolphin Game Detail arrived in minutes and began life-saving measures.
Shortly after, Miami-Dade Fire Recuse arrived and pronounced him dead. "
"It was sad. It was sad," said Jackson.
Police said the person who fired the deadly shots fled the area. They are now working to identify the shooter.
They have not said who he was and have not released a description of the shooter.
Anyone with information that can help should call MIami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477). There is a reward of up to $5,000.