HIALEAH, Fla. — Multiple people were detained for questioning early Thursday morning after a shooting was reported outside a UPS-affiliated facility in Hialeah, police confirmed.
According to Hialeah police, the shooting was reported around 3:20 a.m. at 6001 E. Eighth Ave.
Police said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim, who had been shot at least once, hiding in the parking lot.
Hialeah Fire Rescue units also responded to the scene and transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center to be treated for his injuries.
According to police, shortly after arriving, officers detained multiple people who were trying to flee the scene near East Eighth Avenue and 56th Street.
Further details about what led up to the shooting were not immediately released by police, but a man at the scene told Local 10 reporter Liane Morejon that he received a call from the victim, who works for the UPS-affiliated facility, prior to the shooting.
“He told me to come here because somebody was trying to jump him. That’s when I came,” the man said.
He said he and another friend arrived to the UPS facility, but police were already there and he wasn’t able to speak with the victim.
“I was worried about my friend,” he said. “When I asked them what was going on, they wouldn’t tell me. I’m basically family, so I wanted to know what was going on.”
A woman at the scene told Morejon that she was at the UPS to pick someone up when she heard gunshots.
Police kept her and her passenger at the scene as they investigated, but later permitted them to leave.
Police have not yet released information about those who they detained.
UPS released a statement to Local 10 News about the shooting which you can read here:
“We’re aware of the incident outside of our Hialeah facility. As this is an active police investigation, we’ll refer you to the authorities for additional questions.”
Editor’s Note: A UPS spokesperson confirmed that the shooting occurred near the company’s Hialeah fulfillment hub — not at a UPS store. The story has been corrected.
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