2 killed, 1 hurt in Liberty City shooting; Miami police investigating

MIAMI – Detectives with the Miami Police Department are investigating after three people were shot — two fatally — in the city’s Liberty City neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

A spokesperson for the agency said there were two scenes along Northwest 10th Avenue: One near 55th Street and another near 62nd Street, near MPD’s North District office.

According to Miami Fire Rescue, a man at the scene near Northwest 62nd Street was in “extremely critical condition” while a woman was in serious condition. At the scene, video shows investigators coming through a gray Nissan. The man later died at the hospital, police said.

The third victim, who was in a silver Chrysler 200, was killed. Video shows a yellow tarp covering the driver’s side door of the sedan.

“I was in bed and I just heard the gunshots go off, I thought they were shooting at my house so I jumped on the floor,” neighborhood resident Mykia Canty said. “It was a whole bunch of shots. It was really really fast.”

Investigators haven’t publicly identified any of the victims.

“If someone saw something knows something, please come forward so we can put the persons responsible for this violent crime behind bars,” Miami police Capt. Freddie Cruz said.

A cousin of the surviving victim told Local 10 News’ Bridgette Matter that she is expected to recover.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of the article misstated the victims’ locations. It has since been corrected.


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Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

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