Officers arrived to find on the sidewalk an adult male, who police have not identified, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted the mortally wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, where he was declared dead, Hunsberger said.

FLORIDA CITY - A man died Thursday morning after being found shot on a street near a Days Inn, Florida City Police said. At 7:41 a.m., officers received a gunshot detection alert in the area of Palm Drive and U.S. 1, Sgt. David Hunsberger said, noting it was not on the motel's property.

A man has died after he was found shot on a sidewalk near a hotel in Florida City on Thursday morning, authorities said.