After learning of her sister’s cancer, a stray bullet kills the father of three in Miami-Dade

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Jamar Hammonds went to visit his sister after she learned she had cancer. He was there to comfort her and give her hope. It was the last time she saw him. A gunman killed him outside her house in Opa-locka.

His cousin said he heard the gunshots and bled him out Tuesday night at the intersection of 132nd Street and 28th Avenue on Northwest. He was 48.

Hammonds, a father of three, worked at Flat Tops Forever, a barbershop in Miami Gardens. Relatives described him as a man who was always ready to talk about peace and love.

Relatives believe he was not the shooter’s intended target, but the victim of a stray bullet. Detectives said the shooter had fled the area.

Detectives and Hammonds’ relatives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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