SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. — A man sitting in the passenger seat of a car parked on the west side of Tropical Park is in critical condition after he was shot in the chest.
Police are still gathering evidence, but initial reports from the scene are that the 18-year-old man and his girlfriend, also 18, were sitting in the car when another man came up and tried to open the passenger door. When he was unable to get into the car, he fired a shot, hitting the passenger.
His girlfriend, who was in the driver’s seat, was not injured.
A Ring camera from a nearby home recorded the sound of the shot about 6 p.m. Friday.
Police are searching for the shooter who fled the scene. Witnesses did not get a good description of the shooter.
Santa’s Enchanted Forest is in Tropical Park, along the 7900 block of Southwest 40th Street, but the incident happened in another area of the park. The holiday theme park remained opened Friday.
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