James Darnell Jerome Dukes, 29, was fatally shot outside his Goulds neighborhood home in Miami-Dade County on August 27, 2024. Police say the shooting occurred about 2:40 a.m. after officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Southwest 119th Avenue and 224th Street. Dukes was outside with friends and acquaintances when an unknown male arrived, produced a firearm, fired multiple shots in his direction, then ran off on foot. He was taken to Jackson South Medical Center by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and died of his injuries.

A witness, Patricia Dean, arrived after the scene had been cordoned off and had no additional details beyond learning of the shooting from her daughter. Motive remains unclear, no suspect has been identified or arrested, and Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective D. McGahee or the Crime Stoppers hotline.

Did anyone in the Goulds area see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?