Miami-Dade County

Gunshots fired outside Southwest Miami-Dade townhouse Saturday night

dgoodhue@miamiherald.com

Miami-Dade County police responded to multiple gunshots fired outside a townhouse in Southwest Miami-Dade County late Saturday night.

The shots rang out shortly before midnight at the townhouse, located at the corner of SW 240th Street and 109th Avenue in the Princeton area of the county.

Miami-Dade County police officers investigate outside a townhouse at SW 109th Avenue and 240th Street Saturday, Oct. 20, 2024. Multiple shots were fired outside the home
Miami-Dade County police officers investigate outside a townhouse at SW 109th Avenue and 240th Street Saturday, Oct. 20, 2024. Multiple shots were fired outside the home David Goodhue dgoodhue@miamiherald.com

Police marked the street outside the home with markers indicating multiple spent shell casings. Officers swarmed the area with guns drawn, but it did not appear as if anyone was wounded or killed in the shooting.

Miami-Dade County police officers investigate outside a townhouse at SW 109th Avenue and 240th Street Saturday, Oct. 20, 2024. Multiple shots were fired outside the home
Miami-Dade County police officers investigate outside a townhouse at SW 109th Avenue and 240th Street Saturday, Oct. 20, 2024. Multiple shots were fired outside the home David Goodhue dgoodhue@miamiherald.com

A police spokesman said Monday that officers found “multiple bullet holes and shell casings” at the house. Several people were inside when the shots were fired into the house, but no one was injured, according to police.

Tire marks were visible on the street and on the grassy median heading toward 240th Street.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published October 20, 2024 at 8:18 AM.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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