In today’s Quickcast:
Reported car theft in Palmetto Bay leads to police chase and suspect jumping into Doral waterway is now behind bars.
A disturbing discovery in a Miami Gardens neighborhood Friday morning has led to a police investigation.
A man’s body was found on a canal bank at 39th Avenue and NW 207th Drive just after 8 a.m.
Police said the man’s hands were tied behind his back, his face was covered with a plastic bag, and he had been shot multiple times.
The canal is in a residential neighborhood and bordered by an open field.
Police are working to determine what led up to the shooting. They have not released the victim’s name.
A fire ripped through a four-unit residential building in Miami overnight.
Miami Fire Rescue said when crews arrived at the building at 30th Street and NW 19th Avenue just after 4 a.m. heavy flames were shooting through the roof.
Firefighters aggressively attacked the fire. A search of the building found it was not occupied.
Within half an hour the fire, which damaged all four units, was brought under control. No injuries were reported.
Carlos Contreras lives next to the building.
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