Crime

A 19-year-old boy shot, a 7-year-old girl injured in Little Haiti, officials say

By David J. Neal and Charles Rabin

A 19-year-old man and a 7-year-old girl were taken to Ryder Trauma Center after a Monday afternoon shooting, Miami Fire Rescue said.

Miami police said they received a ShotSpotter alert of a shooting in the 7700 block of Northwest Second Court around 12:32 p.m.. They arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound.

“He was accompanied by a female juvenile,” an email from Miami police said. “She was not struck by gunfire but received minor injuries as a result of the shooting.”

This is a developing story and will be updated as more is learned.

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This story was originally published December 30, 2019 at 3:35 PM.

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Charles Rabin
Miami Herald
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Chuck Rabin, writing news stories for the Miami Herald for the past three decades, covers cops and crime. Before that he covered the halls of government for Miami-Dade and the city of Miami. He’s covered hurricanes, the 2000 presidential election and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting. On a random note: Long before those assignments, Chuck was pepper-sprayed covering the disturbances in Miami the morning Elián Gonzalez was whisked away by federal authorities.
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David J. Neal
Miami Herald
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Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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