Two people shot near downtown Miami, and it could be connected to a drug deal, police say
Two people were injured in a shooting near downtown Miami early Wednesday, police said. Based on the preliminary investigation, Miami police said it’s possible that the two were wounded during a drug deal.
The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. near the intersection of Northwest First Place and 17th Street.
Police said they were alerted to the shooting by a ShotSpotter alert, which notifies officers to gunfire in an area. When officers arrived, they found a man shot in the stomach and a woman shot in the back and shoulder. Police said the man is in his late 40s and that the woman is in her early 20s. Neither of them live in the area where the shooting took place.
Both were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center and were awake and conscious, said Miami police spokesman Officer Michael Vega. They are in stable condition.
Anyone who saw something that can help with the investigation is asked to call police.
This article will be updated.
This story was originally published June 2, 2021 at 7:21 AM.
