Crime

Man shot in leg and grazed in the head in Richmond Heights, Miami-Dade police say

A man was grazed in the head by a bullet and shot in the thigh in Richmond Heights Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2024, according to Miami-Dade County police.
A man was grazed in the head by a bullet and shot in the thigh in Richmond Heights Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2024, according to Miami-Dade County police. MH

A man was shot in the leg and grazed in the head by another bullet Monday afternoon in Richmond Heights, Miami-Dade police say.

The shooting happened around 4 p.m. at the 11000 block of SW 147th St., said Detective Andre Martin, a Miami-Dade police spokesman.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics took the man to Jackson South Medical Center, where he was in stable condition Monday afternoon, Martin added.

Police say they are looking for a man who drove from the scene in a dark-colored sedan.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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