MIAMI (WSVN) – Police are investigating reports of shots fired near The English Center in Miami, prompting a brief lockdown at the adult education campus, Miami-Dade County Public Schools officials said.
According to M-DCPS, Friday’s lockdown was ordered due to police activity unrelated to the school. The lockdown has since been lifted.
7News cameras at the scene captured a Honda sedan parked outside the school with a shattered rearview mirror that appeared to be consistent with damage from a gunshot. Police K-9s were seen canvassing the area for shell casings. A young man was also seen in handcuffs.
7Skyforce was over the area after the call came in around 11 a.m. Cameras captured Miami Police canvassing a two-block area.
“One individual was determined to have been likely the culprit, and this situation has been brought to a close. No one was hurt,” said City of Miami District 4 Commissioner Ralph “Rafael” Rosado.
Neighbors say they heard five or six shots ring out next to a park where children were playing, a school, and a busy roadway.
“That happens on the day that I show up to bring my grandkids, and I’m the one who called 911,” said area resident Mike Martinez.
Martinez says he was at Douglas Park, near Southwest 37th Avenue and 27th Lane, when he noticed a suspicious group of people.
“They would cover their face every time I was looking at them. I knew they were up to no good,” he said.
Not long after, he said another group of young people arrived, and things escalated.
“All of a sudden, they started jogging around the corner, and then I heard like six gunshots,” said Martinez.
Parents were seen gathered outside the campus, waiting for the lockdown to be lifted so they could pick up their students.
Video from inside the campus shows students watching the police investigation from the windows.
Maria Sierra told 7News via video call that students were scared because they didn’t know if they were in danger.
The English Center serves adult learners and also offers a GED program for students ages 16 and older.
Area residents were also questioning the police.
“It’s very concerning because you don’t know what’s going on or if your life is at stake or what or why,” said Claudia Ramirez.
“I heard five or six shots. I thought this was a shootout, you know?” said a man.
No injuries have been reported, as the City of Miami Police continue to investigate.
Detectives have detained people for questioning, but as of Friday afternoon, no arrests have been made.
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