MIAMI – A man drove himself to the hospital after he was shot in an apparent drive-by in Miami’s Liberty City around noon Monday, police said.
Surveillance cameras at Crandon Cleaners in Miami captured video of a car being chased that rammed into a hearse. Then, in the video, another vehicle speeds by with shots coming out of the car.
“The way they were shooting, they could’ve hurt somebody here,” business owner Karim Visram said.
Customers ran to the back for safety once they heard the gunshots.
“We heard a noise -- a big noise -- like two cars hit each other. And then one of the cars started shooting at that car,” Visram said.
Witnesses said they heard six or seven shots in all.
According to the Miami Police Department, the shooter or shooters were in one vehicle, shooting at the occupants of another vehicle.
The driver of the black BMW smashed into the hearse and the occupants in that BMW got out of the car and fled.
Police said the incident started near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 52nd Street and ended in the area of Northwest 11th Avenue and 51st Street.
The person who drove himself to Jackson Memorial Hospital “was alert and stable,” according to police.
Authorities said Monday afternoon that it wasn’t clear what led up to the shooting or whether the parties knew each other.
Police didn’t say whether they had identified a suspect or suspects, but they were guarding several scenes and trying to sort out what happened.
Anyone with information was asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.