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.

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.

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

A man has died after he was found lying on a sidewalk in Florida City Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to the chest, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News.