He was shot with a paintball gun. Then a real gun came out, cops say
A man was walking in Allapattah early Tuesday evening when he was struck by a paintball.
Police say the man approached the shooter and that’s when another shot was fired.
It wasn’t until the man got home that he realized he had been shot with a bullet from a real gun, according to police.
The incident happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 36th Street .
The wounded man was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center by a family member.
His condition was not known Wednesday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
Carli Teproff
Miami Herald