2 killed, 1 injured when shooter opens fire on car in Miami-Dade, police say

1 woman uninjured in shooting on NW 97th Street

From left: Dwight Parks, 34, and Bruce Williams, 36.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ Two people were killed and one was injured early Sunday in a shooting in northwest Miami-Dade County.

The Miami-Dade Police Department said four people were sitting in a blue Saturn just before 2 a.m. when an unknown person walked up to the car and began shooting.

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Police said the driver, Bruce Williams, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger, Dwight Parks, 34, died of his injuries at a hospital.

Another passenger, Cepheus Quientin, 33, was wounded in the arm but is listed in stable condition, while a third passenger, Harriet Earns, 35, was not injured.

Police asked that anyone with information about the shooting call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. A reward of up to $3,000 is offered for information that leads to an arrest.


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