Crime & Safety
Miami Police Search For Teen's Killer
Malcolm E. Nicholas III was gunned down in the Overtown section of Miami.
MIAMI, FL — Miami police are asking for the public's help in finding the person who gunned down an 18-year-old athlete on Sunday. Malcolm E. Nicholas III later died of his injuries. Police say they are still trying to piece together what led to the shooting.
"Our detectives were in the community distributing fliers," Officer Christopher Bess of the Miami Police Department told Patch.
Meanwhile the Miami area high school basketball community reacted to Nicholas' death on social media.
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"There is no way to measure the impact you had on this earth," wrote one coach.
That money don't sleep @HoopJourneyHJ pic.twitter.com/KrhNGjEGCV
— Malcolm Nicholas III (@Gods_Gift_2017_) September 5, 2017
Nicholas was shot in the Overtown section of Miami at Northwest 5th Avenue and Northwest 17th Street, according to Miami police.
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He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead.
To report a tip, contact Detective M. Moffett of the Miami Police Department Homicide Unit at 305-603-6350, or ask for any investigator. Alternatively, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477) or 866-471-8477, visit crimestoppersmiami.com and select "Give a Tip" or text "CSMD" followed by the tip to 274637.
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