Miami-Dade

Overtown drive-by shooting leaves one dead; unborn baby wounded

 

A man wounded Sunday night in a drive-by shooting in Overtown has died while a pregnant woman also struck by bullets remains hospitalized after giving birth.

Tiffany Davis, 26, was eight months pregnant and doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital prematurely delivered her baby daughter, who was also wounded in the arm.

“The bullet went through the mother’s stomach and through the baby’s arm,” said Phillip Milton, who is the baby’s father and Davis’ boyfriend. Milton said the child, who weighed four pounds, has been named Skyler.

The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. outside a convenience store at Northwest Second Court and Northwest 17th Street, where Davis’ boyfriend works.

After the shooting, a green mini-van vehicle was seen speeding from the scene. It’s unclear how many shooters were involved or who they targeted. The name of the victim has not been released by police.

Anyone who can help solve this case is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305- 471-8477.

Read more Miami-Dade stories from the Miami Herald

Miami Herald

Join the
Discussion

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere on the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

The Miami Herald uses Facebook's commenting system. You need to log in with a Facebook account in order to comment. If you have questions about commenting with your Facebook account, click here.

Have a news tip? You can send it anonymously. Click here to send us your tip - or - consider joining the Public Insight Network and become a source for The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald.

Hide Comments

This affects comments on all stories.

Cancel OK

  • Videos

  • Quick Job Search

Enter Keyword(s) Enter City Select a State Select a Category