Miami police say two men were shot around 12:40 a.m. near Second Avenue and 60th Street. The gunfire disrupted neighbors overnight and forced several businesses to remain closed, with crime scene tape blocking their entrances.<\/p>\n
A neighbor, who asked not to be identified, said she heard a flurry of gunshots early in the morning and people scrambling for cover.<\/p>\n
“I saw people trying to go toward… there was a man on the ground and someone on the phone, apparently calling for help,” the neighbor said.<\/p>\n
Eddy Hagan said he heard several loud bangs and immediately recognized them as gunfire.<\/p>\n
“I was scared to go outside. There were a lot of people in the street, and it was frightening because I knew what that was,” Hagan said.<\/p>\n
Miami police have not said what led to the shooting. Second Avenue was closed from 59th to 61st Street all morning as crime scene investigators processed evidence.<\/p>\n
Christopher Bedard was supposed to come in that morning to prepare meals for addiction treatment centers, but the crime scene prevented him from entering the building.<\/p>\n
“A cop told me, ‘Nope, you can’t work today,'” Bedard said.<\/p>\n
Bedard said he didn’t get paid for missing work, and 90 people went without meals because of the shooting.<\/p>\n
“Police blocked off the road. I had to wait outside for three hours. Basically, they didn’t get any breakfast this morning,” Bedard said.<\/p>\n
Ashley Toussaint, a member of the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust, said the shooting is a setback for efforts to make the neighborhood an attractive place to live and work.<\/p>\n
“We want businesses to come to Little Haiti. We want people to return. So when shootings like this happen, it’s a black eye for the community,” Toussaint said.<\/p>\n
Miami police have not released the names of the victims and are still investigating the motive for the shooting.<\/p>\n