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Cyclist murdered in bike shop parking lot

Published January 8, 2020

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (BRAIN) — A cyclist who led group rides from a South Florida bike shop was murdered Sunday morning in the parking lot from where the rides started.

Clifton Cargill, 51, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Bell's Bicycles in North Miami Beach while inside his car, according to Local10.com.

Cargill was the leader of the Dutty Rida group, which met every Sunday outside the shop.

North Miami Beach police investigated an area at Northeast 163rd Street and 19th Avenue. Bell's is located at 1951 NE 163rd St. No motive has been reported.

The death was reported initially by former Jamaican national team cyclist Michael Butler on the group's Facebook page, Butler's Ride for Life, according to the Miami Herald.

A Clifton Cargill/Dutty Rida Memorial Ride Against Gun Violence is scheduled Jan. 26, starting at Bell's Bicycles at 7:30 a.m. EST.

Anyone with information on the homicide is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).

Clifton Cargill was murdered in the parking lot of Bell's Bicycles.

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