MIAMI (WSVN) – Gunfire tore through a Miami neighborhood in the overnight hours, sending an elderly woman and two men to the hospital and triggering a search for the gunman responsible, police said.
City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting near Southwest Eighth Street and 12th Avenue, just after 1:05 a.m. on Friday.
“Multiple gunshot victims, 910 Southwest 12th Avenue,” said a dispatcher.
Responding officers arrived to find the victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of a home.
Cellphone video captured police officers with guns drawn as they arrived at the neighborhood. One of them is seen shining a flashlight at the residence next to where the shooting happened.
“All units on the perimeter, proceed with caution. We aren’t sure if the subject is actually in the house or still in the area,” said a dispatcher.
Family members identified the victims as 75-year-old Caridad Gonzalez, 53-year-old Manuel Acosta, her son, and 26-year-old Kevin Garcia Marcus, their neighbor.
Paramedics transported the victims to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. Police said Garcia Marcus is listed in serious condition, and the other two patients are in serious but stable condition.
Back at the scene, 7News cameras captured a heavy police presence. Officers cordoned off several streets near the scene of the incident for hours as they combed for clues.
7News cameras later captured three bullet holes at the home where the victims were found: one near a mailbox, one in a door and one between a window and the front door.
Neighbor Karla Perez-Miranda told 7News she and her family heard the gunfire.
“We hear, like, around six shots; six shots go off, and my husband woke up thinking there was a knock on the door, and it wasn’t, and then we hear a lady scream, ‘You killed him’ in Spanish, like three times,” she said. “And then you see like a white car, I guess you could say, go off and leave in a hurry.”
Detectives have not provided further details about what led up to the shooting, but officers working the case were told the shooter has been identified.
Family members confirmed the three victims remain in the hospital but are doing well.
If you have any information on this shooting or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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