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Two shot in Pembroke Pines. The only person detained is a 17-year-old shooting victim

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A 17-year-old boy and his adult sister were wounded Tuesday afternoon after shots were fired at an apartment complex in Pembroke Pines and officers are searching for a vehicle that was seen fleeing the area, police say.

The shooting happened around 3:25 p.m. near the clubhouse of the Avant Pembroke Pines Apartments, 11801 Pembroke Rd., police spokeswoman Amanda Conwell told the Miami Herald.

The victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, and Miami-Dade PD’s aviation unit assisted with the manhunt, authorities say. By Wednesday afternoon, only the 17-year-old shooting victim had been taken into custody by Hollywood police on a pre-existing arrest warrant.

“Our investigation remains active and on-going,” Conwell said.

According to Pembroke Pines police, the victims were targeted by the shooters.

“This was not a random act of violence,” police said on social media at around 4:30 p.m Tuesday.

Earlier, police had said say there was no longer an active threat to the community after the shooting.

“Access to the south gate off of Pembroke Road & SW 118 Avenue will be temporarily blocked until our investigation is complete,” police said.

This story was originally published September 5, 2023 at 4:43 PM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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