Miami-Dade homicide detectives investigate death in Homestead

Published: May 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM

lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandWPLG

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives were investigating a person’s death on Monday in Homestead.

Officer Oscar Roque, a spokesman for the Homestead Police Department, reported police officers first responded to South Homestead Boulevard.

The Homestead police officers found “a diseased person in the 200blk of S Homestead Blvd.,” Roque wrote in a statement, adding M-DSO detectives later took over the investigation.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

Tags: