Teen killed, 2 others injured after drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ Police are investigating a deadly drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade County that left a 17-year-old boy dead.

According to authorities, two 16-year-old boys were also shot Wednesday evening in the area of Southwest 222nd Street and 115th Avenue.

A teenager was killed and two others injured after a drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade. (WPLG)

Officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 8:40 p.m.

ā€œMy son ran in the room and said, ā€˜Mom, I hear the shots.ā€™ I said, ā€˜OK, make sure the door is locked,ā€™ā€ Tara Parks, who lives nearby said.

Upon arrival, officers found the three teens suffering from gunshot wounds.

The 17-year-old, identified Thursday as Clinton Young, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Miami-Dade police.

Clinton Young, 17, was killed in a drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade. (WPLG)

The two other teens were taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center, each with a gunshot wound to an extremity, police said. They were still receiving treatment Thursday afternoon but are expected to survive.

Youngā€™s uncle, Rev. Anthony Ancrum, told Local 10 News that his nephew had just gotten off work at a fast food restaurant and was stopping by his auntā€™s house in Goulds when he was killed.

ā€œWhen you get off work from Churchā€™s Chicken, I donā€™t think you expect to die,ā€ Ancrum said. ā€œThey just happen to be in front of someoneā€™s house chillinā€™ and some clowns decided they wanted to shoot them.ā€

Young was with two of his friends -- both 16-year-old boys who attend and play football at Southridge Senior High School.

ā€œThis is truly a case where they didnā€™t do anything,ā€ Ancrum said.

Youngā€™s uncle said one of the 16-year-old boys stumbled into Youngā€™s auntā€™s home yelling for help after being shot. He said the teen told the aunt that Young was in the front yard and he had been shot too.

ā€œThis young gentleman played ball with my boys. They played on the same football team,ā€ Parks said.

Parks told Local 10 News that she lost her son back in 2014 in the same neighborhood and wishes the gun violence would stop.

ā€œI know the family of this child,ā€ she said. ā€œItā€™s just so sad. Iā€™m just hurt.ā€

Police have yet to release a description of a suspect vehicle and are still investigating the circumstances that led to the shooting.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.


About the Authors:

Liane Morejon is an Emmy-winning reporter who joined the Local 10 News family in January 2010. Born and raised in Coral Gables, Liane has a unique perspective on covering news in her own backyard.