MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Simon McDonough was home in Miami Beach when he heard a shooting.
McDonough said it sounded like firecrackers. A man crawled to safety after he was shot in the leg.
Police officers arrested Monica Santos Gonzalez, 37, for firing a stolen gun and injuring two people, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.
Officers said Gonzalez started randomly shooting and struck two people and an SUV with four people inside, though no one in the vehicle was struck.
The shooting was shortly before 7 p.m., on Monday night, in the area of Collins Avenue and 73rd Street in Miami Beach.
A waitress quickly grabbed a tablecloth to help stop a victim’s bleeding. Three victims were treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
When Miami Beach police responded, officers said they found Gonzalez still holding onto the gun. They said she dropped it and walked into a nearby bakery.
An arrest report states that Gonzalez spontaneously said to arresting officers, “They killed my family.”
A judge set her bond at $118,504.
Records show that Gonzalez is homeless and a convicted felon out of Connecticut for the sale of narcotics.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.