UPDATED at 11:20 a.m.

Police have identified the victim as Coryell D. Parker, 24, of 3409 48th Street North.

Parker, who also went by the name Chanell Parker, has been arrested a handful of times for prostitution, with the most recent arrest in September 2008, according to the Hillsborough County jail website. Parker was sentenced to a 15-day jail sentence and probation.

Police have not said if Parker was soliciting as a prostitute on Nebraska Avenue this morning.

On Monday, Parker was issued a civil citation for keeping a vicious animal, according to Hillsborough County Circuit Court records.

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Tampa Police are investigating a homicide that occurred shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Investigators said a witness heard a gunshot in the area of East Ellicott Street and North Nebraska Avenue. The witness saw the victim stumbling. When he approached, the man fell to the ground.

"The witness tried to flag down cars to help, but no one stopped," Tampa Police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said in a news release.

He rode his bicycle south on Nebraska Avenue to Chelsea Street, where he flagged down an officer. The officer went to the scene and found the victim lying in the street, Davis said.

He called for an ambulance, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she said. The victim is 24 years old.* His name has not been released pending the notification of next of kin.

Police set up a search perimeter and K-9 officers tried to track any suspects. At this point, there is no suspect description to release and the investigation is ongoing.

Traffic was closed for a few hours on Nebraska between McBerry Street and Osborne Avenue, but has since reopened.

Anyone with information is asked to please call the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130 or Crime Stoppers at 800-873-TIPS.

* This article contains a correction. An earlier version listed the wrong age for the victim.