17-Year-Old Fatally Shot in South Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies say 17-year-old Trashawn Foster was shot Friday evening near Southwest 282nd Street and 125th Avenue in southwest Miami-Dade and later died at a hospital. (local10.com) (cbsnews.com) Deputies responded at about 6 p.m. on April 24 to a report of a person shot in the area, according to the sheriff’s office. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took Foster to Jackson South Medical Center, where he died. (wsvn.com) (nbcmiami.com) Investigators said they found a firearm and multiple shell casings at the scene. Deputies also issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for a dark sedan and detained two adults after the car was stopped. (local10.com) (cbsnews.com) By Saturday, deputies had identified Foster and said there had been an exchange of gunfire between him and one of the detained adults. Everyone detained was later released, and no arrests had been announced. (nbcmiami.com) (wsvn.com) The sheriff’s office said detectives still do not know what led to the shooting. A department spokesperson said investigators were not ruling out an argument near a nearby park. (local10.com) (nbcmiami.com) Witness accounts pointed to some kind of confrontation before the gunfire, but deputies have not confirmed a cause. CBS Miami reported a teen witness described a fight, while investigators said the facts are still being sorted out. (cbsnews.com) The investigation is being handled as a homicide, and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers. The sheriff’s office says tips can be anonymous. (wsvn.com) (miamidade.gov) For now, the case remains open: a 17-year-old is dead, a gun was recovered, and investigators say they are still trying to determine who should be charged. (wsvn.com) (local10.com)