Police investigating after man found shot in Miami

MIAMI – Authorities in Miami are investigating a shooting.

According to Miami police, officers responded shortly after midnight Saturday to the 1700 block of North Bayshore Drive after receiving reports of a person who had been shot.

When officers arrived, they found an injured man who appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound.

Local 10 News obtained footage of the moments after the shooting, in which the apparent victim in the shooting is seen slouched over in a store on the ground floor of whats known as the Opera Towers building.

Those around the man were concerned as he went in and out of consciousness, asking where the ambulance was as the people watching say he was shot in the back.

He was taken by Miami Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition, police said.

A resident of the building told Local 10 News he doesn’t believe the victim lives there, but was shot outside and ran inside possibly looking for help.

Authorities did not say whether they were searching for a suspect, only that the motive behind the shooting remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.


About the Authors

David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.

In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba. 

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