Crime

15-year-old shot at Hilton hotel in downtown Miami after fight in the lobby, cops say

A man was shot at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Miami police said.
A man was shot at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Miami police said. CBS News Miami

A 15-year-old boy was shot at the Hilton Miami Downtown after a fight ensued in the hotel’s lobby early Wednesday morning, police said.

The teen was shot in the arm around 2:30 a.m. at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami police spokesman Officer Michael Vega said in a statement. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition, Vega said.

A “possible suspect” was detained but no arrests had been made as of 9 a.m., Vega noted.

There was a large police presence at the Hilton early Wednesday morning, CBS News Miami reported.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published March 27, 2024 at 8:32 AM.

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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