MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Police are investigating a shooting that left one man injured in the parking lot of Midway Crossings in west Miami-Dade Thursday afternoon.
The mall, once known as “Mall of the Americas,” is located at 7795 W. Flagler St., west of the Palmetto Expressway in the Fontainebleau area.
Miami-Dade Dade police told Local 10 News that a suspect shot a man several times due to an argument.
Sky 10 flew over the scene around 1:10 p.m. where a heavy police presence was seen gathering in the parking lot and officers were talking to a large crowd of people.
Authorities have not said how many people were involved in the shooting.
Police were investigating the area where a man’s bloody shirt was seen on the curb of the parking lot and a car had its windows shot out in the incident.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel also responded to the shooting.
A male witness, who asked to remain unidentified, told Local 10 News that he overheard a woman arguing with a man which led to the shooting.
Police said the suspect fired a handful of shots and the man was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
Local 10 News obtained cellphone video of a woman being detained after the shooting.
Detectives focused on the man with the bloody shirt who was sitting on a curb in the parking lot and being treated by first responders.
Investigators are working to establish a motive for the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting or suspect involved is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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