On December 22, 2024, 37-year-old JD Jones Jr. of Homestead, Florida, was fatally shot in an incident that also left a 25-year-old man critically injured. Officers first responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Southwest 265th Street and 138th Court around 9:15 p.m. but found no immediate evidence of a shooting. About 30 minutes later a vehicle carrying the two gunshot victims arrived at a gas station near Southwest 112th Avenue and 248th Street in the Princeton area of southwest Miami-Dade.

A customer alerted a nearby police officer, who provided aid until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene; the surviving victim was taken to Jackson South Medical Center in critical but stable condition and has not been publicly identified. The Miami-Dade Police Department has not released information about arrests or suspects and says the investigation is ongoing. An online memorial page for Jones, who was known by the nickname JahDah, notes he was a father and an entrepreneur; 31 virtual candles had been lit there.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. Does anyone have information or witnessed activity near either location that night?