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Shooter wearing mask opens fire on man in Opa-locka

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Police are searching for the masked suspect who opened fire on a man in Miami-Dade County.

It happened just before 10 a.m. Sunday at a Westar gas station along the 700 block of Opa-locka Boulevard.

According to police, the shooter fled from the scene northbound along with a Black man.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and rushed the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The victim, identified Monday as Dustin Bennett, later died at the hospital.

Police did not provide a description of the shooter or a motive.

Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

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