Crime

Saturday afternoon Miami area shooting hospitalizes a 14-year-old, cops say

An argument between two people turned into the shooting of a boy near a West Miami-Dade commercial building Saturday afternoon, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.

After the shooting just before 6 p.m., the gunman ran away from 8000 NW Seventh St., spot of a building with insurance and financial services companies. The 14-year-old boy was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he’s in stable condition.

Anybody who knows anything about this shooting can reach out to Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade & the Florida Keys either online or at 305-471-8477 (TIPS).

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
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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