Robbery leads to shooting at Miami hot dog stand

Authorities: Man was protecting wife from robbers

MIAMI – One man is recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital after a shooting at a hot dog stand in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood.

According to Miami police, a husband and wife were ordering hot dogs at the stand in the 1900 block of NW 21st Street, when they were approached by two men.

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One of the men asked the woman for her purse, police said. That's when her husband got into a fight with that man, police said.

According to authorities, the second suspect took out a gun and shot the woman's husband in the leg.

The two suspects got away with the purse in a beige vehicle.

Authorities said the victim is in good condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Stay tuned to Local 10 for more details as they emerge.