Dramatic video captures car chase and shooting near Casino Jai-Alai Miami that wounded 3
Three people were injured Thursday in a wild car chase and shooting near Casino Miami Jai-Alai. Miami-Dade police are asking for help to find the gunmen.
Surveillance video obtained by the Miami Herald shows a dramatic car chase — with at least one gunman hanging out the passenger-side of a black car shooting at a white car. Another video obtained by the Herald depicts a white car in a business parking lot reversing and crashing into a concrete pole — all to the sounds of a flurry of gunshots and screams.
The shooting happened before 6 p.m. Thursday and spanned several blocks. It also caused people inside the casino at 3500 NW 37th to be evacuated as Miami police officers rushed in with guns drawn, video shared with Only in Dade on Twitter shows.
Based on the preliminary investigation, police said that the people inside the white car were in the area of Northwest 49th Street and 32nd Avenue when they noticed the black car following them. Then the chase began and someone inside the black car started shooting.
As they approached 36th Street, an innocent bystander sitting in traffic was shot, police said. Three other vehicles and two buildings were also struck on the same street, police said.
Eventually, the chase ended in a nearby parking lot, which is where the white car crashed into the pole. At some point, the shooters took off.
The driver of the white car and the innocent bystander were both shot in the upper body and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition. A passenger in the white car was grazed by a bullet.
Miami-Dade police, which is now handling the investigation, said the three people shot are men in their 30s but declined to release their names, citing Marsy’s Law.
Anyone with information on the shooting, including who the gunman is and where they are, is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477) or 866-471-8477. You can also visit www.crimestoppersmiami.com and select “Give a Tip.”
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published May 27, 2021 at 9:47 PM.
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