In the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, gunfire was detected near Southwest 6th Avenue and 7th Street in Homestead, Florida. Officers found 60-year-old Gregory Hillman shot multiple times near an El Charrito supermarket and an apartment building. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics pronounced Hillman dead at the scene; a yellow tarp covered his body as investigators worked.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Homicide Bureau took over the investigation. Detectives conducted door-to-door inquiries and collected security footage from at least two local businesses, but no motive or suspect description had been released. Friends and neighbors, who called Hillman Shortman, described him as helpful and well liked and said the killing seemed senseless.

Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to contact investigators.