Crime

Shooting in Miami-Dade kills one and leaves another in critical condition, police say

A double shooting in northeast Miami-Dade killed one person and critically wounded another in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
A double shooting in northeast Miami-Dade killed one person and critically wounded another in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. CBS News Miami

A double shooting in northeast Miami-Dade killed one person and critically wounded another early Wednesday morning, police said.

First responders found two people with gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. in the residential area of 180 NE 161st St., Miami-Dade police said.

While one person died on scene, the other was taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in critical condition after being shot in the torso, Miami-Dade Detective Alvaro Zabaleta told the Miami Herald.

CBS News Miami cameras captured several Miami-Dade police units in the area. WSVN 7 News’ footage showed a patient inside an ambulance.

Police said no one had been detained as of 7 a.m.

This story will be updated when more information is available.

This story was originally published November 8, 2023 at 6:45 AM.

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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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