MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A Miami Gardens woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigators said she allegedly shot another woman earlier this year.
Authorities said Milagros De La Caridad Navarro, 35, was arrested Tuesday by the Miami Gardens Police Department after surrendering herself in connection with the Feb. 22 shooting.
According to an arrest report, officers responded to the 100 block of Northwest 202nd Terrace just after 1 a.m. on that day after receiving reports about a shooting.
Miami Gardens police said they were notified about 30 minutes later that a gunshot victim had arrived at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.
The report states the driver who took the victim to the hospital told officers she was unfamiliar with the area because she was visiting from Georgia.
The driver said she heard multiple gunshots while driving before realizing her mother-in-law had been struck and then took her to the nearest hospital, according to the report.
The driver told investigators she did not know who was responsible for the shooting, the report states.
Investigators said they later interviewed the victim after her breathing tube was removed.
According to the report, the victim had difficulty speaking and recalling the events, but remembered leaving Hollywood Beach with another woman, returning home to shower and cook, and later leaving a home where a woman identified as “Caridad” had been present.
The report states that the victim told detectives her next memory was waking up in the hospital.
Police said the investigation included witness interviews, photo lineups and surveillance video.
According to the report, a witness identified Navarro during a photo lineup conducted on March 3. Another witness later identified Navarro in a separate lineup after telling investigators she had left her home in Navarro’s care while she was away, the report states.
Detectives also obtained surveillance video from a neighbor that, according to the arrest report, showed Navarro “shooting multiple shots in the direction of the victim.”
Investigators said a separate witness later told investigators that she saw Navarro pulling a handgun from a black fanny pack before the group got into a vehicle. They said that witness claimed she did not see the gun being fired, but saw Navarro holding the gun in her right hand as they drove away.
Jail records show Navarro is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated battery with a weapon causing great bodily harm.
As of Wednesday, Navarro was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
A motive for the shooting remains unclear at this time.
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