Coral Gables hotel clerk fatally shoots patron during dispute: Police

Police are investigating after a clerk at a Coral Gables hotel shot and killed a patron during a dispute over the weekend, officials said.

The shooting happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gables Inn at 730 South Dixie Highway.

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Miami-Dade Police said the clerk hadd been involved in a dispute with a man who was a patron, and during the dispute, the clerk pulled out a gun and shot the patron.

The patron was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries.

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Police didn't release the patron's name but a Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers flyer identified him as 30-year-old Jimmeal Davis.

The desk clerk remained at the scene and has been cooperating with detectives, police said.

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The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.