Police have issued a $5,000 reward for the person who shot and killed a man in Coconut Grove on Wednesday.

The shooting happened at Southwest 37th Avenue and Southwest 33rd Street at about 6 p.m., police said.

Paramedics rushed the injured man to Jackson Memorial Hospital, but he did not survive. He was identified on Friday as 30-year-old Robert Denardes Whittle Jr.

Miami police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in what they're investigating as a homicide.

Another man was hurt in the encounter, but he refused to go to the hospital.

A man who lives nearby shared his reaction to the violence.

"It's surprising to see, I mean. But it's unfortunate to say it's kind of like a frequent thing nowadays around this area, as someone that lives around her

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