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Two Miami Shootings Hours Apart Leave 1 Dead, Others Hurt After ShotSpotter Alerts

Police urge witnesses to come forward during active investigations.

Overview

  • In Liberty City near Charles Hadley Park on Monday evening, a 19-year-old died and two 18-year-olds suffered leg wounds that are not life-threatening.
  • Miami police say multiple shooters were involved, recovered a rifle at the scene, and report the 19-year-old may have been one of the shooters.
  • A bullet struck the nearby senior and community center, and officials reported no additional injuries inside the building.
  • In a separate early-morning incident in West Little River, deputies found three adult men shot after what the sheriff’s office describes as an attempted robbery of a security guard that led to an exchange of gunfire.
  • Robbery detectives with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office have taken over the West Little River case, while Miami police review surveillance and Ring camera footage in Liberty City as both shootings were flagged by ShotSpotter.