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Police: Missing Florida Student Found Shot to Death
Priscilla Torres texted a friend that she was driving back to her dorm around 5 a.m Saturday, but never arrived.
Photo of Priscilla Torres broadcast by NBC Miami (Image: NBC Miami)
A student from Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. was identified by police today as being the victim of a shooting in the Little Havana area of Miami.
19-year-old freshman Priscilla Torres had texted a friend that she was on her way back to the dorms at around 5am Saturday morning, but never arrived, according to a report from NBC Miami.
There was a report of a shooting not long after Torres’ text had been sent.
First responders found Torres at the scene and rushed her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
A motive in the killing is unclear at this time, though police have not yet recovered the vehicle she was driving.
The university issued the following statement on Twitter:
— Barry University (@BarryUniversity) February 12, 2018
Anyone with any information in the case is being asked to call Miami Police or Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers.
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