Miami-Dade Police were investigating after a body was found on a sidewalk early Thursday.
Leig Wilcher, 19, was pronounced dead on the scene in northwest Miami-Dade at 22 Ave. and 57th Street, police said.
Police got a call from a man who went to put out his trash at 5:30 a.m. He saw there was a man down on the sidewalk, who appeared to be sleeping.
Fire Rescue was called and they discovered the man had a gunshot wound and was dead.
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Marsha Givens, who said she was Wilcher's mother, appealed for the public to tell authorities if they know anything about the shooting.
"If they saw anything, please, please say something," Givens said. "That's my son. He wasn't the best son, but he was my son and I love him. Please, somebody say something."
No other information was immediately available.