NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man is dead after a shooting following a verbal altercation in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The incident took place outside a fast food restaurant at Northwest 108th Street and 27th Avenue on Friday evening.
According to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies, they discovered a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
He was then transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The victim was later identified by MDSO as 18-year-old Nathan Bentley.
MDSO officials said that preliminary investigation revealed that a verbal altercation took place between Bentley and a subject, where Bentley was then shot, with the subject fleeing.
On Saturday morning, 7News cameras captured authorities at the location in West Little River as they closed off the area.
7News cameras also captured crime scene investigators collecting evidence from a parking lot at a nearby business.
There has been no word on the identity of the subject, and the MDSO Homicide Bureau is currently investigating the incident.
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