Beloved Miami-Norland High School football coach shot and killed in Florida
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According to reports, Miami-Norland High School football coach Keon Smith was shot and killed in Opa-locka, Florida on Monday morning.
The quarterbacks coach for Miami-Norland for the past couple years was tragically murdered.
The school released this statement:
“On behalf of Principal Gaines-Miller, Coach Heidelburg, the Miami Norland Senior High School family, and the entire football team, we’d like to offer the family of Coach Keon Smith our deepest condolences,” the school posted to its Instagram page. “It was truly an honor to work alongside him as a coach, mentor, and leader. You will be truly missed in Viking Nation.”
Police are still looking for the shooter and any information on the event. It took place around the 2800 block of Northwest 132nd Street on Monday. This was near the Mary Alice Brown Apartments.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
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