Drive-by shooting on I-95 leaves 2 wounded in Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue takes 2 wounded to Jackson Memorial Hospital

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ The driver of a black Toyota pulled up next to another car on Interstate 95 and started shooting in North Miami on Friday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol.Ā 

One man was hit in the leg and another man suffered a head wound.

Trooper Joe Sanchez, a spokesman for FHP, said the men were traveling southbound when a gunman targeted them.Ā A third man who was with the victimsĀ was unharmed.

TheyĀ stopped to ask for help at a gas station at 13705 NW 7 Ave., on Opa-lockaĀ Boulevard.Ā 

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to the gas station and took the two men to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.Ā 


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