Woman accused of shooting ex-boyfriend in Miami Gardens, police say

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A woman shot her ex-boyfriend on Friday night in Miami Gardens, police said.

Police officers responded shortly before 9:20 p.m., to an area near Miami Gardens Drive and Sixth Avenue, according to Diana Delgado-Gourgue, a spokeswoman for the Miami Gardens Police Department.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel found the man injured near a Walgreens, at 690 NW 183 St., and police officers detained the woman, according to Delgado-Gourgue.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Luis Castro contributed to this report.


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