NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Gunfire erupted into the night in North Miami, prompting a quick police response.
Officers rushed to the area of Northeast 132nd Street and West Dixie Highway at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Police said one person was shot and rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Detectives were seen focusing on a barbershop.
Officers did not provide any information on the health status of that person.
A woman at the scene told Local 10 News she was that man’s wife and identified him as 44-year-old Daniel Jijuste.
She told Local 10 News that from what she could gather, someone entered that barbershop and shot her husband. She said he was taken by helicopter to the hospital.
She says she hopes her husband will recover as he remains in the hospital on Tuesday.
North Miami police say they’re still speaking to witnesses and working on a suspect description to put out to the public.
Edgar Cordero lives nearby and tells Local 10 that when he heard the gunshots last night he busted out his binoculars and watched it all happen.
“It was like a movie you know? I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. He was yelling at the other gentleman who got into a black car -- it was like a Nissan or something,” Cordero said.
Police have yet to release any details about the shooting, the victim, or any possible suspects.
Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.