MARCO Meadows will never get the chance to see his 11-day-old baby grow up. The father-of-four and former police constable was gunned down on New Year’s night at around 10pm as he walked along Third Street, Coconut Grove, near Palm Tree Avenue. Police said the occupants of a black Kia Rio Jeep then discharged gunshots at him, hitting him about the body before speeding away. Paramedics were called to the scene, however the injured man was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have not yet released the victim’s identity. However, his family, confirming who was, said the situation has left them reeling and struggling to come to terms with the 36-year-old’s death which came just two days after his birthday. His girlfriend of ten years, Natasha Leslie, was inconsolable when she first received the news of his death.

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